Barclaya panchorensis

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Barclaya panchorensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Order: Nymphaeales
Family: Nymphaeaceae
Genus: Barclaya
Species:
B. panchorensis
Binomial name
Barclaya panchorensis
Komala [1]
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Barclaya panchorensis is endemic to peninsular Malaysia [1]

Barclaya panchorensis is a species of perennial aquatic plant endemic to peninsular Malaysia. [1]

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Description

Vegetative characteristics

Barclaya panchorensis is an aquatic plant with stoloniferous, 2–4 cm long, and 0.5 cm wide rhizomes. The slender stolons are up to 40 cm long. The coriaceous, green, petiolate, cordate to circular leaves are 3–5 cm wide. The pubescent or glabrous, green petioles are 5–10 cm long. [2]

Generative characteristics

The nocturnal, 5 cm wide flowers are attached to pubescent to glabrous, 10–15 cm long peduncles. The flowers have staminodes, and 20-30 anthers. The gynoecium consists of 8-10 carpels. The globose,1 cm wide fruit bears ellipsoid, echinate, 1 mm long, and 0.5 mm wide seeds. [2]

Cytology

The diploid chromosome count is 2n= 36. [2]

Reproduction

Vegetative reproduction

It can reproduce vegetatively through the formation of stolons. [2]

Generative reproduction

Autogamy can occur in Barclaya panchorensis. [2]

Taxonomy

Publication

It was first described by Thirumalai Komala in 2022. [1]

Type specimen

The type specimen was collected in Taman Negeri Bukit Panchor, Malaysia on the 26th of May 2015. [2]

Etymology

The specific epithet panchorensis references the type locality Taman Negeri Bukit Panchor. [2]

Conservation

It is classified as data deficient (DD). [2]

Ecology

Habitat

It occurs in swamps and streams beneath tropical forest. It occurs sympatrically with Cryptocoryne elliptica Hook.f. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Barclaya panchorensis Komala". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 12 January 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jacobsen, N., Ganapathy, H., Ipor, I., Jensen, K. R., Komala, T., Mangsor, K. N., ... & Ørgaard, M. (2022). "A reassessment of the genus Barclaya (Nymphaeaceae) including three new species." Nordic Journal of Botany, 2022(5), e03392.