Camptocarpus linearis
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| Photograph of a herbarium specimen of Camptocarpus linearis[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. linearis
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| Camptocarpus linearis | |
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Camptocarpus linearis is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Madagascar.[3] Joseph Decaisne,[4] the botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its narrow (linearis in Latin) leaves.[5][6]
Description[edit]
It is a shrub-like plant that is woody only at the base. It has notably slender stems that are 0.5–1 millimeters in diameter. The length between leaves or branches is about 2.5 centimeters. Its lance-shaped, very narrow, linear leaves are 1 millimeter wide by 2.5 centimeters long. The tips and base of the leaves taper to a point. Its short, rudimentary petioles are 2 millimeters long. Its short, sparse Inflorescences occur at the junction between the leaves and stem and have 1–3 flowers. The inflorescences have very short peduncles that are 1 millimeters long, and pedicels that 2 millimeters long. Its very small flowers are 1 millimeter long.[6][7]
Reproductive biology[edit]
The pollen of Camptocarpus linearis is shed as permanent tetrads.[8]
Distribution and habitat[edit]
It has been observed growing at elevations of 900 to 1600 meters.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Camptocarpus linearis Decne". Tropicos. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. n.d. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Camptocarpus linearis Decne". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Camptocarpus crassifolius Decne". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 22, 2023.
- ^ "Joseph Decaisne". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
- ^ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 9780881926279.
- ^ a b Decaisne (1844). "Asclepiadeae". In de Candolle, Alphonso (ed.). Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis [Prodrome of the Natural System of the Vegetable Kingdom] (in Latin). Vol. 8. Paris: Fortin, Masson and Associates. p. 494. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.286.
- ^ Costantin; Gallaud (1907). "Revision des Asclépiadacées de Madagascar" [Revision of the Asclepiadaceae of Madagascar]. Annales des Sciences Naturelles. 9 (in French). 5–6: 333–364.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 3298634.