Hexalobus mossambicensis

Hexalobus mossambicensis is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Mozambique.[2]

Hexalobus mossambicensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Hexalobus
Species:
H. mossambicensis
Binomial name
Hexalobus mossambicensis

Description

It is a tree reaching 4 to 5 meters in height. Its petioles are 2-5 millimeters long. Its leaves are 4-7 by 1.6-3.1 centimeters and come to a point at their tip. Its flowers are solitary and axillary. Its sepals are 6-8 millimeters long and pale brown. Its petals are 1.5 centimeters long and cream colored.[3]

Reproductive biology

The pollen of H. mossambicensis is shed as permanent tetrads.[4]

References

  1. Cosiaux, A., Couvreur, T.L.P. & Erkens, R.H.J. (2019). "Hexalobus mossambicensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T32153A62473371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T32153A62473371.en. Retrieved May 31, 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "Hexalobus mossambicensis N.Robson". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. Robson, N. (1958). "New and Little Known Species From the Flora of Zambesiaca Area VI". Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (in English, Portuguese, and Latin). 32 (2a serie): 153.
  4. Botermans, Marleen; Sosef, Marc S. M.; Chatrou, Lars W.; Couvreur, Thomas L. P. (2011). "Revision of the African Genus Hexalobus (Annonaceae)". Systematic Botany. 36 (1): 33–48. doi:10.1600/036364411X553108. ISSN 0363-6445. S2CID 85576103.
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