Araceae
Anubias
Anubias barteri

Anubias barteri var. barteri

This variety is accepted
The native range of this variety is SE. Nigeria, Cameroon, Bioko. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011. araceae.e-monocot.org

General Description
LEAVES: Petiole almost equalling to up to 1 1/2 x as long as the leaf-blade, 6-23 cm long. Leaf-blade ovate-lanceolate, acuminate-acute, sometimes apiculate, 7-23 cm long, 4-11 cm broad, up to almost 2 1/2 x as long as broad, usually less than 2 x as long as broad, widest below the middle, glabrous or puberulous below, base truncate or more or less cordate. Many prominent lateral nerves, with 3-6 less prominent lateral nerves between them, which sometimes unite before they reach the margin. At the edge anastomosing in 2-3 marginal nerves and with many slender, transverse veinlets between them. INFLORESCENCE: Peduncle slightly longer or up to 4 x as long as the petiole, up to 30 cm long. Spadix equalling or up to 1.5 x as long as the spathe. male part 1.0-1.7 x as long as the female part.
Diagnostic
Leaf-blade longer than 7cm, 4-11cm broad. Petiole more than 6cm long. mostly lead-blade shorter than the petiole.
Distribution
S. E. Nigeria, Cameroon, Fernando Po.
[CATE]

Sources

  • CATE Araceae

    • Haigh, A., Clark, B., Reynolds, L., Mayo, S.J., Croat, T.B., Lay, L., Boyce, P.C., Mora, M., Bogner, J., Sellaro, M., Wong, S.Y., Kostelac, C., Grayum, M.H., Keating, R.C., Ruckert, G., Naylor, M.F. and Hay, A., CATE Araceae, 17 Dec 2011.
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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