Pseuduvaria galeata
Pseuduvaria galeata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Pseuduvaria |
Species: | P. galeata
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Binomial name | |
Pseuduvaria galeata |
Pseuduvaria galeata is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae.[2] It is a tree endemic to Peninsular Malaysia.[3] James Sinclair, the Scottish botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the dome formed by inner petals shaped like a helmet (galeata in Latin).[4][5]
Description
It is a tree reaching 8 meters in height. The young, yellow to brown branches are very densely hairy, but become hairless with maturity. Its elliptical, papery to slightly leathery leaves are 8.5-17.5 by 3–6.5 centimeters. The leaves have wedge-shaped to rounded bases and tapering tips, with the tapering portion 3-14 millimeters long. The leaves are hairless except for the midribs which are slightly hairy on their upper side and very densely hairy on their underside. The leaves have 10-16 pairs of secondary veins emanating from their midribs. Its very densely hairy
Reproductive biology
The pollen of P. galeata is shed as permanent tetrads.[7]
Habitat and distribution
It has been observed growing in peat soils in swamp and dry forests on slopes and hills at elevations up to 500 meters.[6]
References
- . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ " Pseuduvaria galeata J. Sinclair". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Pseuduvaria galeata J.Sinclair". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- OCLC 783150243.
- ^ Sinclair, James (1955). "A Revision of the Malayan Annonaceae". The Garden's Bulletin, Singapore. 4. 14: 149–516.
- ^ JSTOR 25027955.
- ISSN 1095-8339.