Bocagea longepedunculata

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Bocagea longepedunculata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Bocagea
Species:
B. longepedunculata
Binomial name
Bocagea longepedunculata

Bocagea longepedunculata 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]

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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]

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References

  1. "Bocagea longepedunculata Mart". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved January 10, 2019.
  2. Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN   9780881926279.
  3. 1 2 3 Martius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von (1841). "Anonaceae". Flora Brasiliensis (in Latin). Vol. 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): 248–319. doi:10.2307/2807118.
  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 .