Biology:Pentaphragma jaherii

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Pentaphragma jaherii
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Pentaphragmataceae
Genus: Pentaphragma
Species:
P. jaherii
Binomial name
Pentaphragma jaherii
Airy Shaw

Pentaphragma jaherii is a species of flowering plant in the fmaily Pentaphragmataceae. It is a perennial native to Borneo. The species was described in 1953.

Taxonomy

The species was described by Herbert Kenneth Airy Shaw in 1953.[1] The species description was based on a single plant.[2]

Distribution

Pentaphragma jaherii is native to the wet tropical biome of central Borneo.[3]

Description

Pentaphragma jaherii is a perennial plant.[3] The stalk is around 5 centimetres (2.0 in) long, and 3–4 millimetres (0.12–0.16 in) wide.[2]

The leaves are 7.5–9 centimetres (3.0–3.5 in) long, and 3.5–4.5 centimetres (1.4–1.8 in) wide.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q17480287 entry