Goniothalamus curtisii

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Goniothalamus curtisii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Goniothalamus
Species:
G. curtisii
Binomial name
Goniothalamus curtisii

Goniothalamus curtisii is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. [2] It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia. [3]

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Description

It is a bush or small tree. It has narrow to oblong leaves with smooth upper surfaces and lightly hairy undersides. It has solitary flowers with large green sepals. The petals are yellow with red highlights and covered with velvety hair. It has numerous anthers. [4]

Reproductive biology

The pollen of G. curtisii is shed as permanent tetrads. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Verspagen, N.; Erkens, R.H.J.; Hills, R. (2022). "Goniothalamus curtisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022: e.T31708A179200142. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T31708A179200142.en . Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Goniothalamus curtisii King". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved February 9, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Goniothalamus curtisii King". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 18, 2019.
  4. ↑ King, George (1892). "Materials for a Flora of the Malay Peninsula". The Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. Part 2. 61 Part II (1): 1–130.
  5. ↑ Walker JW (1971) Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae. Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University, 202: 1-130.
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