Dorstenia poinsettiifolia var glabrescens

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Type

Herb
Body Stem ascending
Height Up to 1 m tall
Leaves In spirals, oblong to elliptic to lanceolate, occasionally three-lobed, sometimes dentate towards the apex.
Flowers Inflorescenses solitary, green. Peduncle 1-2.7 cm long. Receptacle discoid and strongly convex. Floering face elliptic, fringe 0.5 mm broad. Primary apendages 2, 2-8 cm long. Secondary appendages 1-5, up to 12 mm long.
Reproduction Seed through fruit
Area In Gabon (Mts. de Cristal);
In moist forest;
At low altitudes.
Taxonomical details Dorstenia poinsettiifolia Engler var. glabrescens Hijman & C.C. Berg, Adansonia, Sér 2, 16: 438. 1977.
 

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