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]
| Sabicea amazonensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Sabicea |
| Species: | S. amazonensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Sabicea amazonensis | |
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]
References
- "Sabicea amazonensis Wernham | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- Wernham, H.F. (1914). Monograph of the Genus Sabicea. Vol. 1914. p. 47, Pl. 5.
- 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" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (3): 551–580. doi:10.1111/boj.12475.
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