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Dorstenia elata
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Section |
Lecanium |
Dorstenia Elata
Photo courtesy Eric in SF |
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Type
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Herb |
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Body |
Rhizomatous body, stem up to 2 cm thick, green to
brown in colour |
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Height |
Up to 2 m tall |
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Leaves |
Large, smooth green leaves, elliptic to
lanceolate to subobovate, papery when dry, 11-35 x 3,5-14 cm. |
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Flowers |
Inflorescences green to deep purple, especially
around the margins/fringe. No appendages. Flower stem long, up
to 25 cm, receptable up to 5 cm wide. |
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Reproduction |
Through seed, plant seems to be self fertile. |
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Area |
In E Brazil;
In moist and shaded places;
At low altitudes. |
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Taxonomical details |
D. Elata Hooker, Ic.Pl., Ser. 1, 3: t.
220. 1840. D. longifolia Moricand (1840); D.
plumerifolia Fischer & Meyer (1846); D. sucrei
Carauta (1974b). |
Dorstenia elata, photo courtesy Eric in SF Dorstenia elata, photo courtesy Eric in SF Dorstenia elata, photo courtesy Eric in SF
Dorstenia elata, photo courtesy Eric in SF
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