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Species of plant in the family Annonaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saurauia latibractea is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to The Philippines.[2] Jacques Denys Choisy, the Swiss botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its broad (latus in Latin)[3] bracts. In Maranao it is called maragaoaq or tamiagau.[4]
Saurauia latibractea | |
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Herbarium specimen of Saurauia latibractea.[1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Actinidiaceae |
Genus: | Saurauia |
Species: | S. latibractea |
Binomial name | |
Saurauia latibractea | |
Synonyms | |
Saurauia cumingiana de Vriese |
It is a tree with oval or elliptical leaves that come to a point at their tip. Its leaf margins are serrate. Its flowers are axillary. Its sepals are white.[5]
The pollen of S. elegans is shed as permanent tetrads.[6]
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