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]
| Saurauia latibractea | |
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| Herbarium specimen of Saurauia latibractea.[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Actinidiaceae |
| Genus: | Saurauia |
| Species: | S. latibractea
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| Binomial name | |
| Saurauia latibractea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Saurauia cumingiana de Vriese | |
Description edit
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]
Reproductive biology edit
The pollen of S. elegans is shed as permanent tetrads.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Saurauia latibractea Choisy". Tropicos. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. n.d. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
- ^ "Saurauia latibractea Choisy". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 12, 2019.
- ^ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bulalacao, Lolita J. (1997). Pollen Flora of the Philippines. Vol. 1. Manila: RFG Casa Imprenta. ISBN 971-718-099-7.
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