Xylopia parviflora is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family. It is native to Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Peru and Venezuela.[2] Richard Spruce, the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its small flowers (parviflora in Latin), though he did not specifically state their size.[3][4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Xylopia |
| Species: | X. parviflora
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| Xylopia parviflora | |
Description
editIt is a tree reaching 18.3 meters in height. Its branches form a dense pyramid-shaped profile. Its branches are tetrapinnate - they have branchlets that are themselves triply branched. The branches are covered in reddish-brown hairs. Its lance-shaped, rigidly membranous leaves are 2.5-3 by 0.7-0.8 centimeters. The upper surfaces of the leaves are dark green and hairless; the lower surfaces are covered in white, silky hairs that lay flat against surface. The bases of the leaves are pointed. The tips of the leaves are shallowly pointed. Its hairy petioles are 1 millimeter long, with a groove on their upper side. Its flowers occur on solitary peduncles that are 1-2 millimeters long and have a pair of bracts. Its flowers have 3 triangular sepals that are 1.5 by 2 millimeters. The sepals have pointed tips. The sepals have reddish-brown hairs on their outer surfaces and are hairless on the inside. Its 6 petals are arranged in two rows of 3. The outer petals are 5 millimeters long, pale on their outer surfaces, and covered in reddish, silky hairs. The flowers have ovaries with yellow-brown hairs.[5][6]
Reproductive biology
editThe pollen of Xylopia parviflora is shed as permanent tetrads.[7]
Distribution and habitat
editIt has been observed growing at elevations of 200-650 meters.[8]
References
edit- ^ Verspagen, N.; Erkens, R.H.J. (2020). "Xylopia parviflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T137024286A140938330. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T137024286A140938330.en. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Xylopia parviflora Spruce". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
- ^ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
- ^ Spruce, Richard (1861). "On the Mode of Branching of Some Amazon Trees". Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany. 5: 6.
- ^ Spruce, Richard (1961). "On the Mode of Branching of Some Amazon Trees". Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Botany. 5: 6.
- ^ Fries, Rob. E. (1900). "Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Süd-Amerikanischen Anonaceen" [Contributions to the Knowledge of the South American Anonaceae]. Kungl. Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar (in German and Latin). 34: 31–32.
- ^ Tsou, C.-H.; Johnson, D. M. (2003). "Comparative development of aseptate and septate anthers of Annonaceae". American Journal of Botany. 90 (6): 832–848. doi:10.3732/ajb.90.6.832. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 21659178.
- ^ Murillo-A., José (2001). "Las Annonaceae de Colombia" [The Annonaceae of Colombia]. Biota Colombiana (in Spanish). 2 (1): 49–58.