Homalomena hainanensis (Araceae)
General description:
Stem erect, ca. 40cm tall, ca. 1.2cm in diam. Petiole ca. 46cm, basal 10–12cm sheathing; leaf blade green, ovate-oblong, ca. 18 × 11–12cm, base broadly rounded, apex abruptly acuminate, acute with tubular tip 2–3mm; primary lateral veins 5 or 6 per side, secondary veins numerous, parallel. Inflorescences several (up to 6) together; peduncle 4–5cm, slender, 1–2mm in diam. Spathe yellow-green, cymbiform, ca. 3.5 × 1.2cm, apex with rostrum 3–4mm. Spadix shorter than spathe, ca. 2.5cm; female zone cylindric, ca. 10 × 3mm; ovary ovoid; stigma subsessile, capitate; usually 1 staminode exceeding associated pistil; male zone clavate, ca. 2cm × 1.5–3mm, apex obtuse.
General Description Reference:
Hen(g) Li, Guang Hua Zhu, Peter Charles Boyce, Jin Murata, Wilbert L.A. Hetterscheid, Josef Bogner, Niels Henning Gunther Jacobsen, 2010. Araceae in Flora of China @ efloras.org
This material was reprinted with permission from the Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, and Science Press, Beijing.
This material was reprinted with permission from the Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, and Science Press, Beijing.
Habitat Reference:
Hen(g) Li, Guang Hua Zhu, Peter Charles Boyce, Jin Murata, Wilbert L.A. Hetterscheid, Josef Bogner, Niels Henning Gunther Jacobsen, 2010. Araceae in Flora of China @ efloras.org
This material was reprinted with permission from the Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, and Science Press, Beijing.
This material was reprinted with permission from the Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, and Science Press, Beijing.
Habitat:
Open forests on mountains.