Phoradendron granvillei

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Phoradendron granvillei

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<<<Female inflorescences>Internodes>Fertile internodes>Fertile internode number

5-81
1. 004-003-002-001

<<Female inflorescences>Flowers>Additional flower number

1 or 22
2. 004-004-002

<<Female inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number per internode

1 per fertile internode3
3. 004-004-001

<<Female inflorescences>Internodes>Fertile internodes

fertile internodes ;4
4. 004-003-002

<<Female inflorescences>Internodes>Sterile internode number

25
5. 004-003-001

<<Female inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.2-0.3 cm long6
6. 004-002-001

<<Internodes>Basal cataphylls>Cataphyll pair number

1 pair7
7. 001-002-001

<<Internodes>Basal cataphylls>Relative distance

0.2-0.3 cm8
8. 001-002-002

<<Petiole>Blade>Apex

apex acute or nearly so,9
9. 002-002-004

<<Petiole>Blade>Base

base long-tapering into very indistinct petiole;10
10. 002-002-005

<<Petiole>Blade>Dimensions

to 6.5 x 3 cm11
11. 002-002-003

<<Petiole>Blade>Shape

lanceolate12
12. 002-002-002

<<Petiole>Blade>Texture

very thin13
13. 002-002-001

<Female inflorescences>Flowers

flower , placed in middle at anthesis, rarely with additional flowers in lateral series, lower portion of internode elongating, placing fruit at distal end.14
14. 004-004

<Female inflorescences>Internodes

sterile internodes, lower one very short,15
15. 004-003

<Female inflorescences>Length

ca. 1.5 cm long at anthesis, elongating to 3-3.5 cm16
16. 004-001

<Female inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle ;17
17. 004-002

<Fruits>Colour

white18
18. 005-001

<Fruits>Dimensions

0.25-0.3 x 0.15-0.2 cm19
19. 005-003

<Fruits>Perianth segments

perianth segments closed.20
20. 005-004

<Fruits>Shape

ovoid21
21. 005-002

<Internodes>Basal cataphylls

basal cataphylls , very low (), apparently soon deciduous;22
22. 001-002

<Internodes>Length

to 5 cm long23
23. 001-001

<Internodes>Scale leaves

all scale leaves with conspicuous, light-colored margin.24
24. 001-003

<Petiole>Blade

blade , , ,25
25. 002-002

<Petiole>Length

ca. 0.3 cm long26
26. 002-001

<Petiole>Veins

venation pinnate but lowest lateral veins strong.27
27. 002-003

Description

Internodes sharply keeled, to 5 cm long; basal cataphylls 1 pair, very low (0.2-0.3 cm), apparently soon deciduous; all scale leaves with conspicuous, light-colored margin. Petiole ca. 0.3 cm long, strongly winged; blade very thin, lanceolate, to 6.5 x 3 cm, apex acute or nearly so, base long-tapering into very indistinct petiole; venation pinnate but lowest lateral veins strong. Dioecious. Female inflorescence ca. 1.5 cm long at anthesis, elongating to 3-3.5 cm, extremely slender; peduncle 0.2-0.3 cm long; 2 sterile internodes, lower one very short, fertile internodes 5-8; flower 1 per fertile internode, placed in middle at anthesis, rarely with 1 or 2 additional flowers in lateral series, lower portion of internode elongating, placing fruit at distal end. Fruit white, ovoid, 0.25-0.3 x 0.15-0.2 cm, perianth segments closed.

Distribution

Known from the type only (FG: 1).

Female inflorescences

Female inflorescence , extremely slender;28
28. 004

Fruits

Fruit , , ,29
29. 005

Internodes

Internodes sharply keeled, ;30
30. 001

Notes

Similar, and closely related to, P. laxiflorum Ule from the eastern Amazonian area, but immediately different in having no intercalary cataphylls. Additionally, P. laxiflorum has a very different leaf shape and venation, and its petals are erect (Kuijt 1986: 31). The male inflorescence of P. laxiflorum has 5-9 flowers per fertile bract in either 2- or 3-seriate pattern, even on the same plant, and we may expect a similar male inflorescence in P. granvillei.

Petiole

Petiole , strongly winged;31
31. 002

Plant sexuality

Dioecious.32
32. 003