Acisanthera uniflora (Vahl) Gleason

Species

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Characteristics

Much resembling ACISANTHERA QUADRATA in habit and foliage, but the leaves usually proportionately narrower and the leaves, pedicels, and hypanthium more densely glandular-pubescent; sepals linear-oblong, obtuse, 3 mm. long; anthers of the episepalous stamens linear-subulate, 2 mm. long, the erect appendages clavate or narrowly obovoid; anthers of the epipetalous stamens similar, 1.5 mm. long, the connective prolonged 0.5 mm. at base and bearing two erect, rounded appendages 0.2 mm. long.
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Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Distribution

Acisanthera uniflora world distribution map, present in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, French Guiana, Guyana, Panama, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:3250-2
WFO ID wfo-0001081012
COL ID 64K84
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INPN ID 734072
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Synonyms

Spennera appendicularioides Acisanthera uniflora Acisanthera recurva Rhexia recurva Rhexia uniflora Uranthera recurva Microlicia recurva Rhexia bicornis Rhynchanthera adenophora Uranthera hostmannii