Camptocarpus acuminatus
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| Photograph of Camptocarpus acuminatus[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Camptocarpus |
| Species: | C. acuminatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter
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Camptocarpus acuminatus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to the Madagascar.[4] Pierre Choux,[5] the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after the tapering (acuminatus in Latin) tips of its leaves, using the synonymous name Tanulepis acuminata.[6][7]
Description[edit]
It is a woody climbing plant. The oval to disc-shaped leaves are 27–41 by 13–19 millimeters. Its leaves taper to a distinctive tip. Its petioles are 3–5 millimeters long. It has small flowers that are 2.4–2.5 millimeters long. Its 5 petals are fused at the base forming a tube. The flowers have a structure between the petals and the stamen called a corona. The base of the corona forms a ring that is fused with the base of the petals and the stamen. Its corona has 5 thread-like lobes that are radially aligned with the stamen. Its flowers have 5 stamen.[7]
Reproductive biology[edit]
The pollen of Camptocarpus acuminatus is shed as permanent tetrads.[8]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
It has been observed growing in humid forests at elevations of 600 to 1200 meters.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Peter B. Phillipson (October 7, 2007). "Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter". Tropicos. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ a b Faranirina, L. (2018). "Camptocarpus acuminatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T68002731A68008147. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T68002731A68008147.en. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Camptocarpus acuminatus (Choux) Venter". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 20, 2023.
- ^ "Pierre Choux". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2023-07-16.
- ^ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
- ^ a b Choux, M.P. (1914). "Le genre Tanulepis à Madagascar" [The genus Tanulepis in Madagascar]. Comptes Rendus Hebdomadaires des Séances de l'Académie des Sciences (in French). 158: 423–425.
- ^ Verhoeven, Rudolf L.; Venter, Johan T. (2001). "Pollen Morphology of the Periplocoideae, Secamonoideae, and Asclepiadoideae (Apocynaceae)". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 88 (4): 569–582. doi:10.2307/3298634. JSTOR 3298634.