Biology:Sabicea amazonensis
| Sabicea amazonensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Sabicea |
| Species: | S. amazonensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Sabicea amazonensis | |
Sabicea amazonensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical South America.[1] Zemagho, et al. assign Sabicea amazonensis to their subgenus, Sabicea Aubl. subgenus Sabicea, on the basis of morphological characters.[3]
There are no synonyms.[1]
Description
Sabicea amazonensis is a twining creeper which has equal to almost equal leaves. The stipules are entire to two-toothed and less than 15 mm long. The bracts are free or almost free. The inflorescence is unbranched and sessile or almost sessile. The calyx lobes are less than 3 mm long. The corolla throat is covered in short trichomes. The ovary is 3–5 locular, and the mature red fruits are sessile.[3]
Distribution
It is native to Brazil , Colombia, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Sabicea amazonensis Wernham | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:224936-2.
- ↑ Wernham, H.F. (1914). Monograph of the Genus Sabicea. 1914. p. 47, Pl. 5. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51281504.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Zemagho, L.; Liede-Schumann, S.; Sonké, B.; Janssens, S.; Lachenaud, O.; Verstraete, B.; Dessein, S. (2016). "Phylogenetics of tribe Sabiceeae (Ixoroideae, Rubiaceae) revisited, with a new subgeneric classification for Sabicea". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 182 (3): 551–580. doi:10.1111/boj.12475. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Brecht_Verstraete/publication/308916792_Phylogenetics_of_tribe_Sabiceeae_Ixoroideae_Rubiaceae_revisited_with_a_new_subgeneric_classification_for_Sabicea/links/586ea17e08aebf17d3a85d42/Phylogenetics-of-tribe-Sabiceeae-Ixoroideae-Rubiaceae-revisited-with-a-new-subgeneric-classification-for-Sabicea.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q15443785 entry
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