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Holochlamys beccarii
Sign in to saveHolochlamys is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. Holochlamys beccarii is the only species in the genus Holochlamys. It is native to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago and is found growing in mud near lowland streams or rocky streambeds at high elevations.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAlismatales
- FamilyAraceae
Holochlamys beccarii (Engl.) Engl. – gatunek wieloletnich, wiecznie zielonych roślin zielnych z monotypowego rodzaju Holochlamys z plemienia Spathiphylleae w rodzinie obrazkowatych, występujących na Nowej Gwinei, gdzie zasiedlają brzegi strumieni lub skały w lasach deszczowych. Nazwa rodzaju pochodzi od greckich słów όλος ('olos – zupełny, cały) i χλαμύς (chlamys – krótki płaszcz) i odnosi się do zrośniętych listków okwiatu; nazwa gatunkowa beccari została nadana na cześć Odoardo Beccari, włoskiego botanika, który odkrył m.in. dziwidło olbrzymie.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 138
- With media
- 119
- Family
- Araceae
- Collections
- UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, MICH, CM, US, A
- Recorded in
- Germany, Papua New Guinea, United States, Indonesia
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Holochlamys is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Araceae. Holochlamys beccarii is the only species in the genus Holochlamys. It is native to New Guinea and the Bismarck Archipelago and is found growing in mud near lowland streams or rocky streambeds at high elevations.
The species is primarily rheophytic and closely related to the genus Spathiphyllum. Holochlamys closely resemble Spathiphyllum except that in Holochamys the spathe clasps the spadix. Also, the inflorescence rots quickly after flowering which doesn't occur in Spathiphyllum. The inflorescence emerges below the foliage and has a white spathe and spadix. The spadix tends to be about the same length as the spathe and produces a leathery fruit. Contained within the fruit are very small seeds. The leaves can vary greatly in size, but they tend to be either oval or lanceolate.
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