Biology:Zanthoxylum multijugum
| Zanthoxylum multijugum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Zanthoxylum |
| Species: | Z. multijugum
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| Binomial name | |
| Zanthoxylum multijugum Franch.
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Zanthoxylum multijugum (Chinese: 多叶花椒) is a woody climber from the family Rutaceae. [1][2][3][4]
Description
As a species of woody climbers, Zanthoxylum multijugum has been found in "open forests" and "hillside thickets".[1] It has a native range that includes North and Central Yunnan as well as Guizhou within China.[1] It has been found from 1,500 metres (4,921 feet) to 2,200 metres (7,218 feet) meters above sea level.[1]
Its leaves have been observed with 19-51 leaflets and minimal or no stalks.[1] The leaves vary in shape (lanceolate, elliptic, or ovate), tend to be asymmetrical, have spots, and have been seen with blunt, rounded, or mucronate apexes. [1] Its young branchlets have been found to be pale reddish brown in color.[1] Prickles have been found on stems, branches, and leaf rachises.[1] Flower petals have been found to be a pale yellowish green color, are oblong in shape and are about 2 millimetres (0.079 inches) in size.[1] Their flowering period is from May to June, while their fruiting period lasts from October to November.[1] Male flowers have four stamens and broadly ovate anthers while female flowers have pedicels that are two to five millimeters in size with fruits about one centimeter in size.[1] Fruit follicles have been observed as brownish red in color, about five millimeters in diameter, and with their apex beaked.[1] Their seeds have been found to be from 4 to 4.5 millimeters in diameter.[1]
Classification
In 1889, it was published as a species in Plantae Delavayanae as part of a specimen collection by Père Jean Marie Delavay and taxonomy work of Adrien René Franchet.[5][2] It was accepted as a plant species in 2008's Flora of China where it was identified to appear in Yunnan and Guizhou.[4] There have been three identified synonyms of the species, including Fagara mengtzeana, Fagara multijuga, and Zanthoxylum multifoliolatum. There are no common names associated with this species.[3]
Seven specimens of the species are kept at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, includes multiple pieces provided by Augustine Henry.[4]
Multijigum derives from multijugus which means "many joined together".[4].
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 "Zanthoxylum multijugum in Flora of China @ efloras.org". http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=242355581.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Tropicos" (in lb). https://www.tropicos.org/name/50049994.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Zanthoxylum multijugum Franch. - Encyclopedia of Life" (in la). https://eol.org/pages/2874933.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 "Zanthoxylum multijugum Franch. - Kew Science". http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:775874-1.
- ↑ "Zanthoxylum multijugum Franch.". 2012-04-18. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/tro-50049994.
Wikidata ☰ Q10932507 entry
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