Araceae
Schismatoglottis

Schismatoglottis hainanensis H.Li

First published in Acta Phytotax. Sin. 15(2): 103 (1977)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hainan. It is a perennial or rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Descriptions

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

Vernacular
luo yan
General Description
Herbs, stoloniferous, forming dense colonies. Petiole 20–30cm, proximal half sheathing; leaf blade glaucous abaxially, dark green adaxially, elliptic or oblong-lanceolate, 16–17 × 5.5–7cm, both surfaces densely and minutely impressed punctate, base rounded or obtuse, apex acuminate; primary veins 8–10 per side, adaxially always raised toward midrib; secondary and tertiary veins arising mostly from midrib. Peduncle shorter than petioles, ca. 13cm. Spathe convolute, pale green or white, ca. 7cm; proximal part elliptic, ca. 2.5 × 0.6cm, persistent; distal part convolute, horn-shaped; limb caducous. Spadix ca. 5cm; female zone adnate to spathe, ca. 2.5cm × 4–5mm, attenuate toward apex; pistil oblong, ca. 1mm, 1-loculed, with 2 parietal placentae; ovules numerous, anatropous, obovoid, with longitudinal striations; funicle long and slender, carried on placentae in 2 ranks; distal sterile zone clavate, ca. 13 × 5mm, attenuate toward base, apex obtuse; staminodes cylindric; male zone cylindric, ca. 15 × 4mm; fertile stamens with anthers subcuneate, dehiscing by a terminal pore.
Phenology
Fl. Aug–Oct.
Habitat
Dense tropical forests, on rocks.
[CATE]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • 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.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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 2024. 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