Phoradendron acuminatum

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Phoradendron acuminatum

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• <<Female inflorescences>Fertile internodes>Fertile internode number
• <<Female inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number per bract
• <<Female inflorescences>Flowers>Series
• <<Female inflorescences>Peduncle>Length
• <<Fruits>Perianth segments>Growth form
• <<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Cataphyll pair number
• <<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Relative distance
• <<Habit>Internodes>Length
• <<Leaf blades>Veins>Midveins
• <Female inflorescences>Fertile internodes
• <Female inflorescences>Flowers
• <Female inflorescences>Length
• <Female inflorescences>Peduncle
• <Fruits>Colour
• <Fruits>Dimensions
• <Fruits>Perianth segments
• <Fruits>Shape
• <Habit>Basal cataphylls
• <Habit>Internodes
• <Leaf blades>Apex and base
• <Leaf blades>Dimensions
• <Leaf blades>Shape
• <Leaf blades>Texture
• <Leaf blades>Veins
• Description
• Distribution
• Female inflorescences
• Fruits
• Habit
• Leaf blades
• Plant sexuality

<<Female inflorescences>Fertile internodes>Fertile internode number

2(3)1

1. 004-003-001

<<Female inflorescences>Flowers>Flower number per bract

32

2. 004-004-001

<<Female inflorescences>Flowers>Series

2- or 3-seriate3

3. 004-004-002

<<Female inflorescences>Peduncle>Length

0.4 cm4

4. 004-002-001

<<Fruits>Perianth segments>Growth form

somewhat parted to erect5

5. 005-004-001

<<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Cataphyll pair number

1 pair6

6. 001-002-001

<<Habit>Basal cataphylls>Relative distance

0.2-0.3 cm above base7

7. 001-002-002

<<Habit>Internodes>Length

6-10 cm8

8. 001-001-001

<<Leaf blades>Veins>Midveins

midvein running into apex.9

9. 002-005-001

<Female inflorescences>Fertile internodes

fertile internodes ;10

10. 004-003

<Female inflorescences>Flowers

flowers per fertile bract, .11

11. 004-004

<Female inflorescences>Length

ca. 1.2 cm long12

12. 004-001

<Female inflorescences>Peduncle

peduncle unequally double or even triple, ;13

13. 004-002

<Fruits>Colour

white14

14. 005-001

<Fruits>Dimensions

0.04 x 0.025 cm15

15. 005-003

<Fruits>Perianth segments

perianth segments small, .16

16. 005-004

<Fruits>Shape

ellipsoid17

17. 005-002

<Habit>Basal cataphylls

basal cataphylls , .18

18. 001-002

<Habit>Internodes

internodes sharply keeled, ;19

19. 001-001

<Leaf blades>Apex and base

apex and base sharply acute;20

20. 002-004

<Leaf blades>Dimensions

to 11 x 3 cm21

21. 002-003

<Leaf blades>Shape

lanceolate22

22. 002-002

<Leaf blades>Texture

thin23

23. 002-001

<Leaf blades>Veins

venation pinnate,24

24. 002-005

Description

Slender-stemmed plants; internodes sharply keeled, 6-10 cm; basal cataphylls 1 pair, 0.2-0.3 cm above base. Leaf blade thin, lanceolate, to 11 x 3 cm, apex and base sharply acute; venation pinnate, midvein running into apex. Dioecious, male plants not seen. Female inflorescence slender, ca. 1.2 cm long; peduncle unequally double or even triple, 0.4 cm; fertile internodes 2(3); flowers 3 per fertile bract, 2- or 3-seriate. Fruit white, ellipsoid, 0.04 x 0.025 cm, perianth segments small, somewhat parted to erect.

Distribution

Suriname, Tafelberg present

Known only from the type (SU: 1).Suriname, Tafelberg

Female inflorescences

Female inflorescence slender, ;25

25. 004

Fruits

Fruit , , ,26

26. 005

Habit

Slender-stemmed plants;27

27. 001

Leaf blades

Leaf blade , , ,28

28. 002

Plant sexuality

Dioecious, male plants not seen.29

29. 003