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'''Gymnopodium''' is a section within the genus Anthurium. It is composed of the rare [[Cuba|Cuban]] species [[Anthurium gymnopus]]. Plants of this section are of somewhat [[scandent]] habit, with medium to long internodes, [[deciduous]] cataphylls, and somewhat leathery, suborbicular leaf blades. Other notable features include a long inflorescence with a [[stipitate]] [[spadix]]. The most notable feature is that mature [[berries]] contain up to four [[seed|seeds]], rather than the typical two. <ref>http://www.aroid.org/genera/anthurium/anthsections06.html</ref><ref>http://www.aroid.org/genera/anthurium/anthsections07.html</ref> |
'''Gymnopodium''' is a section within the genus [[Anthurium]]. It is composed of the extremely rare [[Cuba|Cuban]] species [[Anthurium gymnopus]]. Plants of this section are of somewhat [[scandent]] habit, with medium to long internodes, [[deciduous]] cataphylls, and somewhat leathery, suborbicular leaf blades. Other notable features include a long inflorescence with a [[stipitate]] [[spadix]]. The most notable feature is that mature [[berries]] contain up to four [[seed|seeds]], rather than the typical two. <ref>http://www.aroid.org/genera/anthurium/anthsections06.html</ref><ref>http://www.aroid.org/genera/anthurium/anthsections07.html</ref> |
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The section is poorly studied, and with further genetic testing it may be absorbed into another. |
The section is poorly studied, and with further genetic testing it may be absorbed into another. |
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Revision as of 23:36, 3 July 2008
Gymnopodium is a section within the genus Anthurium. It is composed of the extremely rare Cuban species Anthurium gymnopus. Plants of this section are of somewhat scandent habit, with medium to long internodes, deciduous cataphylls, and somewhat leathery, suborbicular leaf blades. Other notable features include a long inflorescence with a stipitate spadix. The most notable feature is that mature berries contain up to four seeds, rather than the typical two. [1][2]
The section is poorly studied, and with further genetic testing it may be absorbed into another.