Anubias pynaertii is a species belonging to the Aroid genus Anubias. It was first described scientifically by Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman in 1910, based on material collected in Zaire by, among others, Léon Auguste Edouard Joseph Pynaert, after whom the species was named.[1]
| Anubias pynaertii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Anubias |
| Species: | A. pynaertii
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| Binomial name | |
| Anubias pynaertii | |
Distribution edit
Gabon, Republic of the Congo, and Zaire.[2]
Description edit
Anubias pynaertii has spear-shaped leaf blades that can be up to 29 cm long and 14 cm wide. The leaf stems are generally longer than the blade. The leaves are set on a creeping and rooting rhizome that is 0.5-1.5 cm thick. The spathe is 2–3.5 cm long and has a 7–27 cm long peduncle. The spadix is 2.5-3.5 cm long and about as long as the spathe. The upper part is covered with male flowers, of which the 4-6 stamens are fused into synandria, with the thecae covering the side of the synandrium entirely as well as the larger part of the top of the synandrium. The lower part of the spadix is covered with female flowers that are reduced to the ovary and stigma.[2]
Ecology edit
The plant grows in wet, shady places and flowers and fruits throughout the year.[3]
References edit
- ^ De Wildeman, E. (1910). "Etudes sur la Flore du Bas- et du Moyen Congo". Annales du Musée du Congo (in French and Latin). V (III).
- ^ a b Crusio, W. (1979). "A revision of Anubias Schott (Araceae). (Primitiae Africanae XII)". Mededelingen Landbouwhogeschool Wageningen. 79 (14): 1–48. Retrieved 2014-11-07.
- ^ Crusio WE (1987). "Die Gattung Anubias SCHOTT (Araceae)". Aqua Planta (in German). Sonderheft (1): 1–44.