Biology:Annona haematantha
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Annona |
| Species: | A. haematantha
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| Binomial name | |
| Annona haematantha Miq.
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Annona haematantha is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to Brazil , French Guiana, Guyana and Suriname.[2] Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel, the Dutch botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its blood-red flowers (Latinized forms of Greek αἱμάτῐνος, haimátinos and ἄνθος, ánthos).[3][4]
Description
It is a woody vine reaching 5 centimeters in diameter. It has climbing habit that becomes horizontal as it reaches the forest canopy. Its membranous, elliptical leaves are 12-15 by 5-7 centimeters and come to a tapering point at their tip. Its leaves have 10-12 pairs of secondary veins emanating from their midribs. Its petioles are 5-6 millimeters and covered in rust-colored hairs. Its inflorescences have a solitary flower on a 10 millimeter long pedicel that is 1 millimeters in diameter. It has oval to triangular sepals that are 2-3 millimeters long and covered in dense brown hair. Its 6 petals are arranged in two rows of 3. The outer petals are fused to form a tube 5-10 millimeters long by 10 millimeters in diameter, with oval to triangular lobes that are 10-20 by 10-15 millimeters. The outer petals are yellow to red outside and deep red inside. The inner petals are fused to form a 7 millimeter long tube with 2 millimeter long triangular lobes.[4][5][6]
Reproductive biology
The pollen of A. haematantha is shed as permanent tetrads.[7]
Distribution and habitat
It grows in forests and swamp-forests in sandy soil. It flowers in January.[6]
Uses
Bioactive compounds extracted from the roots have been reported to have antileishmanial properties.[8]
References
- ↑ Verspagen, N.; Erkens, R.H.J. (2021). "Annona haematantha". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T142424819A142424826. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T142424819A142424826.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/142424819/142424826. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ↑ "Annona haematantha Miq.". The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d.. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:72216-1..
- ↑ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Miquel, Friedrich Anton (1849). "Symbolae ad Flora Surinamensem" (in German, Latin). Linnaea 22: 465–476. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/10866.
- ↑ Sandwith, N. Y. (1930). "Contributions to the Flora of Tropical America: III. Annonaceae Collected by the Oxford University Expedition to British Guiana, 1929". Bulletin of Miscellaneous Information (Royal Gardens, Kew) 1930 (10): 466–480. doi:10.2307/4111522. ISSN 0366-4457.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Maas, Paul J.M.; Maas, Hiltje; Miralha, J.M.S. (1935). "Flora da Reserva Ducke, Amazonas, Brasil: Annonaceae". Rodriguésia: Revista do Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro 58: 624. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/209151.
- ↑ Walker, James W. (1971). "Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University 202 (202): 1–130. doi:10.5962/p.272704.
- ↑ Waechter, Anne; Ferreira, Maria; Fournet, Alain; de Arias, Antonieta; Nakayama, Hector; Torres, Susana; Hocquemiller, Reynald; Cavé, André (2007). "Experimental Treatment of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis with Argentilactone Isolated fromAnnona haematantha". Planta Medica 63 (5): 433–435. doi:10.1055/s-2006-957728. ISSN 0032-0943. PMID 9342948.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15400252 entry
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