| Tacca ampliplacenta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: | Tacca |
| Species: | T. ampliplacenta |
| Binomial name | |
| Tacca ampliplacenta | |
Tacca ampliplacenta is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae, which is endemic to Yunnan, China. [1] It was discovered Yunnan, China. [2]
It was first described in 2008 by Ling Zhang and Qing-Jun Li. [1] [2]
T. ampliplacenta is a perennial herb with a cylindrical rhizome. [2] It has mauve leaves at the apex. [2]
T. ampliplacenta differs from T. integrifolia by having involucral bracts which are roughly decussate and having the two inner bracts ovate oblong whereas T. integrifolia's innermost bracts resemble rabbits' ears. [2] It differs from T.chantrieri by having the seeds tightly connected to the flesh and difficult to separate from the flesh. [2] There are five to ten radical pinnately nerved leaves. The red-wine coloured flower stalks are axillary. [2] The inflorescence is an umbel with up to 25 flowers, which have four involucral bracts. [2] The flowers are triangular and greenish purple when young. [2] The buds are a black-purple. There are three petal like stigmas. [2]
It flowers from early July to late August and fruits the following year from June to July. [2]
It is found from the south west to the west of Yunnan Province in dense dank forest. [2]
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