Biology:Cercestis dinklagei

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Short description: Flowering plant species

Cercestis dinklagei
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Botanical drawing, 1911
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Cercestis
Species:
C. dinklagei
Binomial name
Cercestis dinklagei
Engl.
Synonyms[1]
  • N.E.Br. Engl.
  • Cercestis ledermannii Cercestis elliotii
  • Engl. Cercestis stigmaticus

Cercestis dinklagei is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae that is native to West and West Central tropical Africa.[1] It is a slender stem climber that produces long leafless shoots called flagella at intervals along the stem.[2] The leaves of Cercestis dinklagei are petiolate and glabrous, with a petiole that is 4-8 inches long and a blade that is 6-10 inches long.[3] The blade is elongated-sagit-tate-lanceolate or hastate, with a front lobe that is oblong-lanceolate and acuminate.[3]

There is no information available on the color of the spathe or spadix of Cercestis dinklagei. However, a related species, Cercestis stigmaticus, has a purple base on its spathe and a creamy-colored spadix.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15326917 entry