Hexalobus mossambicensis

Hexalobus mossambicensis is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is endemic to Mozambique.[2]

Hexalobus mossambicensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Hexalobus
Species:
H. mossambicensis
Binomial name
Hexalobus mossambicensis

Description

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It is a tree reaching 4 to 5 meters in height. Its petioles are 2-5 millimeters long. Its leaves are 4-7 by 1.6-3.1 centimeters and come to a point at their tip. Its flowers are solitary and axillary. Its sepals are 6-8 millimeters long and pale brown. Its petals are 1.5 centimeters long and cream colored.[3]

Reproductive biology

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The pollen of H. mossambicensis is shed as permanent tetrads.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Cosiaux, A.; Couvreur, T.L.P.; Erkens, R.H.J. (2019). "Hexalobus mossambicensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T32153A62473371. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T32153A62473371.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Hexalobus mossambicensis N.Robson". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Robson, N. (1958). "New and Little Known Species From the Flora of Zambesiaca Area VI". Boletim da Sociedade Broteriana (in English, Portuguese, and Latin). 32 (2a serie): 153.
  4. ^ Botermans, Marleen; Sosef, Marc S. M.; Chatrou, Lars W.; Couvreur, Thomas L. P. (2011). "Revision of the African Genus Hexalobus (Annonaceae)". Systematic Botany. 36 (1): 33–48. doi:10.1600/036364411X553108. ISSN 0363-6445. S2CID 85576103.