Biology:Gigasiphon humblotianum

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Short description: Species of plant

Gigasiphon humblotianum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Gigasiphon
Species:
G. humblotianum
Binomial name
Gigasiphon humblotianum
(Baill.) Drake

Gigasiphon humblotianum is a legume in the subfamily Cercidoideae, endemic to Madagascar.[1] Its most interesting feature is that the ovary is at the end of a gynophore up to 25 cm long, which in turn is surrounded by a floral tube of equal length.[2] The overall appearance of the flower is similar to Bauhinia.

References

  1. ↑ "Gigasiphon humblotianum (Baill.) Drake". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:496528-1. 
  2. ↑ Brenan, J.P.M. (May 1967). "Leguminosae - Subfamily Caesalpinaceae". Flora of Tropical East Africa <not recorded>: 204. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15536232 entry