Pseuduvaria taipingensis
Pseuduvaria taipingensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Magnoliales |
Family: | Annonaceae |
Genus: | Pseuduvaria |
Species: | P. taipingensis
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Binomial name | |
Pseuduvaria taipingensis |
Pseuduvaria taipingensis 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 Taiping a city in Perak, Malaysia where the specimen he examined was collected.[4]
Description
It is a small tree. The young, yellow to brown branches are densely hairy, but become hairless with maturity. Its egg-shaped to elliptical, slightly leathery leaves are 16.5-30 by 6-11.5 centimeters. The leaves have heart-shaped to rounded bases and tapering tips, with the tapering portion 14-23 millimeters long. The leaves are hairless. The leaves have 14-18 pairs of secondary veins emanating from their midribs. Its densely hairy
Reproductive biology
The pollen of P. taipingensis is shed as permanent tetrads.[6]
Habitat and distribution
It has been observed growing in dense forests below mountains at elevations up to 1400 meters.[5]
References
- . Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ " Pseuduvaria taipingensis J. Sinclair". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- ^ "Pseuduvaria taipingensis J.Sinclair". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ Sinclair, James (1955). "A Revision of the Malayan Annonaceae". The Garden's Bulletin, Singapore. 4. 14: 149–516.
- ^ JSTOR 25027955.
- ISSN 1095-8339.