Biology:Montrichardia linifera

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Montrichardia linifera
Montrichardia linifera.jpg
Flower of Montrichardia linifera at a stand between Lago do Guedes and Lago do Iquito
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Genus: Montrichardia
Species:
M. linifera
Binomial name
Montrichardia linifera
Synonyms[3]
  • Arum liniferum Arruda
  • Caladium liniferum (Arruda) Nees
  • Philodendron cyclophyllum K.Krause

Montrichardia linifera, also known under the common name aninga, is a tropical plant native to South America.[4] The aquatic species is a helophyte and can grow up to seven meters in height.[5] The plant often grows in monospecific stands and thickes along rivers, lakes and other wetlands.

M. linifera can be differentiated from the similar M. arborescens by several characteristics, including having a spathe tube that is greenish-white internally and a spathe blade that is yellowish externally, while M. arborescens has a spathe-tube that is reddish internally and a spathe-blade that is green externally.[5]

Botanical drawing of Montrichardia linifera plant

References

  1. ↑ https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87565-1 Royal Botanic Gardens Plants of the World Online
  2. ↑ https://www.gbif.org/species/2868252 Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
  3. ↑ "Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87565-1. 
  4. ↑ "Montrichardia linifera". Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:87565-1.. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ortiz O, Ibáñez A, Trujillo-Trujillo E, Croat T (2020) "The emergent macrophyte Montrichardia linifera (Arruda) Schott (Alismatales: Araceae), a rekindled old friend from the Pacific Slope of lower Central America and western Colombia". Nord J Bot 38(9):1–10. https://doi.org/10.1111/njb.02832

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