Saurauia latibractea

Saurauia latibractea
Herbarium specimen of Saurauia latibractea.[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Actinidiaceae
Genus: Saurauia
Species:
S. latibractea
Binomial name
Saurauia latibractea
Synonyms

Saurauia cumingiana de Vriese
Saurauia exasperata de Vriese
Scapha ramosii Quisumb.

Saurauia latibractea is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to The Philippines.[2] Jacques Denys Choisy, the Swiss botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its broad (latus in Latin)[3] bracts. In Maranao it is called maragaoaq or tamiagau.[4]

Description

It is a tree with oval or elliptical leaves that come to a point at their tip. Its leaf margins are serrate. Its flowers are axillary. Its sepals are white.[5]

Distribution:

Endemic to the Philippines. CATANDUANES, CEBU, LEYTE, LUZON: Albay, Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Ifugao, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, Zambales, MARINDUQUE, MINDORO, PALAUI, PALAWAN, POLILLO.

Reproductive biology

The pollen of S. elegans is shed as permanent tetrads.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Saurauia latibractea Choisy". Tropicos. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. n.d. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
  2. ^ "Saurauia latibractea Choisy". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  3. ^ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
  4. ^ McKaughan, Howard P.; Macaraya, Batua A. (1965). "Maranao Plant Names". Oceanic Linguistics. 4 (1/2): 48. doi:10.2307/3622916. ISSN 0029-8115. JSTOR 3622916.
  5. ^ Zollinger, Heinrich (1854). Systematisches Verzeichniss der im indischen Archipel in den Jahren 1842-1848 gesammelten sowie der aus Japan empfangenen Pflanzen [Systematic index of the plants collected in the Indian archipelago in the years 1842-1848 and those received from Japan] (in German and Latin). Vol. pts. 1-3. Zürich: E. Kiesling.
  6. ^ Bulalacao, Lolita J. (1997). Pollen Flora of the Philippines. Vol. 1. Manila: RFG Casa Imprenta. ISBN 971-718-099-7.
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