Bocagea longipedunculata

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Bocagea longipedunculata
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Bocagea
Species:
B. longipedunculata
Binomial name
Bocagea longipedunculata

Bocagea longipedunculata is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil.[1] Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius the German botanist and explorer who first formally described the species named it after its long (longus in Latin) floral stalks (pedunculus in Latin).[2][3]

Description[]

It is a small tree with erect, spreading branches. Its branches have dark bark. Its oval to oblong leaves are 8.1-10.8 by 2.7-4.1 centimeters and come to a point at their tips. Its long thin peduncles are 4-5.4 centimeters and lack bracteoles. Its flowers have two rows of petals. The green, oblong, exterior petals are 6.8 millimeters long and come to a shallow point at their tip. The inner petals are oval. Its styles are short. Its stigmas have angular heads. Its ovaries are covered in shiny straight hairs.[3]

Reproductive biology[]

The pollen of B. longipedunculata is shed as permanent tetrads.[4]

Habitat and distribution[]

Carl von Martius reported it as growing in Porto Seguro.[3] It has been observed growing in rainforest habitats.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ "Bocagea longipedunculata Mart". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
  3. ^ a b c Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von (1841). "Anonaceae". Flora Brasiliensis (in Latin). 13. Munich & Leipzig: R. Oldenbourg. p. 45.
  4. ^ Johnson, David M.; Murray, Nancy A. (1995). "Synopsis of the Tribe Bocageeae (Annonaceae), with Revisions of Cardiopetalum, Froesiodendron, Trigynaea, Bocagea, and Hornschuchia". Brittonia. 47 (3): 248. doi:10.2307/2807118. ISSN 0007-196X.
  5. ^ Santos, M. F.; Serafim, H.; Sano, P. T. (2011). "An Analysis of Species Distribution Patterns in the Atlantic Forests of Southeastern Brazil". Edinburgh Journal of Botany. 68 (3): 373–400. doi:10.1017/S0960428611000254. ISSN 0960-4286.
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