User:Hk5183/Anaheterotis pobeguinii

Hk5183/Anaheterotis pobeguinii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Anaheterotis
Species:
A. pobeguinii
Binomial name
Anaheterotis pobeguinii
Synonyms
  • Dissotis pobeguinii Hutch. & Dalziel
  • Heterotis pobeguinii Hutch. & Dalziel

Anaheterotis pobeguinii is an herb of the family Melastomataceae, in the monospecific genus Anaheterotis[1]. It's Species Name is an homage to French explorer Charles-Henri Pobéguin[2][3]

Range edit

It is distributed in tropical West Africa; endemic to the Woodland savanna of Guinea and Sierra Leone. It grows along rivers at an altitude of 1200-1400 meters.[4].

Description edit

It is an erect, unbranched herb, with a pale, simple stem but well-branched terminal inflorescence. The flowers are purple to red. It grows up to 60 cm tall. The plant is a geophyte, growing from a tuberous rootstock. [5][4]

References edit

  1. ^ Marie Claire Veranso-Libalah; Robert Douglas Stone; Augustina G.N. Fongod; Thomas L.P. Couvreur; Gudrun Kadereit (June 2017). "Phylogeny and systematics of African Melastomateae". Taxon. 66 (3 ed.): 584-614.
  2. ^ Broc, Numa (1988). CTHS (ed.). Dictionnaire des Explorateurs français du XIXième siècle (in French). p. 259-260.
  3. ^ "Kew Royal Botanical Gardens : Herbarium Catalogue : Specimen: K000313170". kew.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Conservatoire et Jardin Botanique Ville de Genève : Heterotis pobeguinii (Hutch. & Dalziel) Jacq.-Fél". ville-ge.ch. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Anaheterotis pobeguinii". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Retrieved 11 November 2021.

External Links edit

  • Anaheterotis pobeguinii (Hutch. & Dalziel) Ver.-Lib. & G. Kadereit&type=EXACT "DDZ5 Anaheterotis pobeguinii (Hutch. & Dalziel) Ver.-Lib. & G. Kadereit". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 11 November 2021. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help)
  • "Dissotis pobeguinii (Hutch. & Dalziel)". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden.


{{Portal:Botany|Africa}} [[Category:Myrtales]] [[Category:Flora of Guinea]] [[Category:Melastomataceae]]