Sabicea amazonensis

Sabicea amazonensis is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in tropical South America.[1] Zemagho, et al. assign Sabicea amazonensis to their subgenus, Sabicea Aubl. subgenus Sabicea, on the basis of morphological characters.[3]

Sabicea amazonensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Sabicea
Species:
S. amazonensis
Binomial name
Sabicea amazonensis

There are no synonyms.[1]

Description

Sabicea amazonensis is a twining creeper which has equal to almost equal leaves. The stipules are entire to two-toothed and less than 15 mm long. The bracts are free or almost free. The inflorescence is unbranched and sessile or almost sessile. The calyx lobes are less than 3 mm long. The corolla throat is covered in short trichomes. The ovary is 3-5 locular, and the mature red fruits are sessile.[3]

Distribution

It is native to Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Suriname, and Venezuela.[1]

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References
  1. "Sabicea amazonensis Wernham | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
  2. Wernham, H.F. (1914). Monograph of the Genus Sabicea. 1914. p. 47, Pl. 5.
  3. Zemagho, L.; Liede-Schumann, S.; Sonké, B.; Janssens, S.; Lachenaud, O.; Verstraete, B.; Dessein, S. (2016). "Phylogenetics of tribe Sabiceeae (Ixoroideae, Rubiaceae) revisited, with a new subgeneric classification for Sabicea" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 182 (3): 551–580. doi:10.1111/boj.12475.
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