Cercestis dinklagei
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Cercestis dinklagei | |
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Botanical drawing, 1911 | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Genus: | Cercestis |
Species: | C. dinklagei
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Cercestis dinklagei | |
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Cercestis dinklagei is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae that is native to West and West Central tropical Africa.[1] It is a slender stem climber that produces long leafless shoots called flagella at intervals along the stem.[2] The leaves of Cercestis dinklagei are petiolate and glabrous, with a petiole that is 4-8 inches long and a blade that is 6-10 inches long.[3] The blade is elongated-sagit-tate-lanceolate or hastate, with a front lobe that is oblong-lanceolate and acuminate.[3]
There is no information available on the color of the spathe or spadix of Cercestis dinklagei. However, a related species, Cercestis stigmaticus, has a purple base on its spathe and a creamy-colored spadix.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Wong, Tom. "Cercestis dinklagei Engl". Plants of the world online. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ Wong, Tom. "Cercestis dinklagei Engl". Eol. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ a b Wong, Tom. "Cercestis dinklagei". Jstor Global plants. Retrieved 2023-05-24.
- ^ "Cercestis dinklagei Engl". World Flora Online. n.d. Retrieved May 29, 2023.