Saurauia latibractea
Species of plant in the family Annonaceae
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Saurauia latibractea is a species of plant in the family Actindiaceae. It is native to The Philippines.[2] Jacques Denys Choisy, the Swiss botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its broad (latus in Latin)[3] bracts. In Maranao it is called maragaoaq or tamiagau.[4]
| Saurauia latibractea | |
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| Herbarium specimen of Saurauia latibractea.[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Actinidiaceae |
| Genus: | Saurauia |
| Species: | S. latibractea |
| Binomial name | |
| Saurauia latibractea | |
| Synonyms | |
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Saurauia cumingiana de Vriese | |
Description
It is a tree with oval or elliptical leaves that come to a point at their tip. Its leaf margins are serrate. Its flowers are axillary. Its sepals are white.[5]
Distribution:
Endemic to the Philippines. CATANDUANES, CEBU, LEYTE, LUZON: Albay, Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Ifugao, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, Zambales, MARINDUQUE, MINDORO, PALAUI, PALAWAN, POLILLO.
Reproductive biology
The pollen of S. elegans is shed as permanent tetrads.[6]
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