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Saurauia latibractea

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Saurauia latibractea is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to The Philippines.[1] Jacques Denys Choisy, the Swiss botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its broad (latus in Latin)[2] bracts. In Maranao it is called maragaoaq or tamiagau.[3]

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.[4]

Reproductive biology

The pollen of S. elegans is shed as permanent tetrads.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Saurauia latibractea Choisy". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
  2. ^ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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). Zürich: E. Kiesling.
  5. ^ Bulalacao, Lolita J. (1997). Pollen Flora of the Philippines. Vol. 1. Manila: RFG Casa Imprenta. ISBN 971-718-099-7.

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Saurauia latibractea: Brief Summary

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

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