Maianthemum comaltepecense
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| Maianthemum comaltepecense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Nolinoideae |
| Genus: | Maianthemum |
| Species: | M. comaltepecense |
| Binomial name | |
| Maianthemum comaltepecense Espejo, López-Ferr. & Ceja | |
Maianthemum comaltepecense is a rare perennial, terrestrial herb found as an understory species in moist forests[1] and endemic[2] to southwest Mexico.[3]
Leaves
Plants grow 10–30 cm (4–12 in) tall[1] tall from branching rhizomes with roots only at the nodes. Stems are hairless, recurved and flexuous.
Plants have 4 or 5 (sometimes 6) leaves that are sessile or short stalked. Leaf blades are 3–8.5 cm (1–3 in) long by 1–3 cm (0–1 in) wide and lance- to egg-shaped with pointed tips and rounded bases.
Flowering clusters
4 to 12 flowers are set on a compound raceme with 1 or 2 flowers per node. The raceme is 1.5 to 4.5 cm long and flexuous.
Flowers and fruits
Information on flower size and color not available. Fruits are 3-lobed, 6–9 mm across, ripening to purple with white spots.[1]
Distribution
Maianthemum comaltepecense is known only from one population in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Habitat and ecology
Found growing in moist, shaded oak forests at 2900 m. Mosses, lichens and ferns abundant.