Anubias hastifolia
| Anubias hastifolia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anubias |
| Species: | A. hastifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Anubias hastifolia Engler | |
| Synonyms | |
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A. hastifolia var. sublobata Engler | |
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Anubias hastifolia is a species belonging to the Aroid genus Anubias. It was first mentioned by Adolf Engler in 1889[1] and described scientifically by him in 1893.[2]
Synonyms
The following names are synonyms of A. hastifolia: A. hastifolia var. sublobata Engler, 1893, A. auriculata Engler, 1899, A. haullevilleana De Wildeman, 1903, A. laurentii De Wildeman, 1910.[3] In 1913, Rendle described the genus Amauriella, with one species, A. obanensis Rendle, 1913.[4] Amauriella obanensis was subsequently reduced to a synonym of Anubias hastifolia and the genus Amauriella was merged into Anubias.[3]
Distribution
Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.[3]
Description
A. hastifolia has leaf blades that can be up to 33 cm long and 14 cm wide and are rather variable in form, ranging from elliptic/oval to lance- or spear-shaped. The leaf stems are generally longer than the blade and up to 67 cm long. The leaves are set on a creeping and rooting rhizome that is 5 to 15 mm thick. The spathe is 2 to 4.5 cm long and has an up to 24 cm long peduncle. The spadix is 1.5 to 4 cm long and is about as long as the spathe. The upper part is covered with male flowers, of which the 4 to 6 stamens are fused into synandria, with the thecae on its sides. The lower part of the spadix is covered with female flowers that are reduced to the ovary and stigma.[3]
Ecology
The plant grows on the banks of little streams in the forest, on rocks, or in mud. It flowers throughout the year, fruiting from September till January.[5]
References
- ↑ Engler, Adolf (1889). "Araceae". Mittheilungen von Forschungsreisen und Gelehrten aus den deutschen Schutzgebieten. 2: 149.
- ↑ Engler, Adolf (1893). "Beiträge zur Flora von Afrika III". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. XXVI: 462.
- 1 2 3 4 Crusio, W. (1979). "A revision of Anubias Schott (Araceae). (Primitiae Africanae XII)". Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen. 79 (14): 1–48. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ↑ Rendle, A. B. (1913). "Araceae". Catalogue of the plants collected by Mr. & Mrs. P. A. Talbot in the Oban district, S. Nigeria. London.
- ↑ Crusio WE (1987). "Die Gattung Anubias SCHOTT (Araceae)". Aqua Planta. Sonderheft (1): 1–44.