Camptocarpus acuminatus

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Camptocarpus acuminatus
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Photograph of Camptocarpus acuminatus [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Camptocarpus
Species:
C. acuminatus
Binomial name
Camptocarpus acuminatus
(Choux) Venter
Synonyms [3]
  • Tanulepis acuminataChoux

Camptocarpus acuminatus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to the Madagascar. [4] Pierre Choux, [5] , the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the tapering (acuminatus in Latin) tips of its leaves, using the synonymous name Tanulepis acuminata. [6] [7]

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Description

It is a woody climbing plant. The oval to disc-shaped leaves are 27–41 by 13–19 millimeters. Its leaves taper to a distinctive tip. Its petioles are 3–5 millimeters long. It has small flowers that are 2.4–2.5 millimeters long. Its 5 petals are fused at the base forming a tube. The flowers have a structure between the petals and the stamen called a corona. The base of the corona forms a ring that is fused with the base of the petals and the stamen. Its corona has 5 thread-like lobes that are radially aligned with the stamen. Its flowers have 5 stamen. [7]

Reproductive biology

The pollen of Camptocarpus acuminatus is shed as permanent tetrads. [8]

Distribution and habitat

It has been observed growing in humid forests at elevations of 600 to 1200 meters. [2]

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References

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