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Pentanisia angustifolia

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Species of plant

Pentanisia angustifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Pentanisia
Species: P. angustifolia
Binomial name
Pentanisia angustifolia
(Hochst.) Hochst.
Synonyms
  • Diotocarpus angustifolius Hochst.
  • Pentanisia variabilis var. glaucescens Cruse ex Sond.

Pentanisia angustifolia, also known as narrow-leaved pentanisia, is a species of flower that blooms in the early rains of southern Africa.

Description

This plant has simple, undivided leaves, typical of the family.

Range

Pentanisia angustifolia is found in eastern South Africa, Lesotho, eSwatini, and Mozambique.

Habitat

Up to 800m in Mozambique and higher in the highveld.

Ecology

The flower lives in the herb layer of woodlands.

Etymology

Derived from Greek, "Penta-" (πέντα) means "five" and "-nisia" may come from the word "nisos" (νῆσος), which means "island" or "land." The specific epithet is derived from Latin, "angusti-" coming from "angustus," meaning "narrow" or "tight" and "-folia" coming from "folium," which means "leaf," hence the "narrow-leaved" reference in this flower's common name.

Taxonomy

Synonyms include Diotocarpus angustifolius Hochst. and Pentanisia variabilis Harv. var. glaucescens Cruse ex Sond. The genus Diotocarpus was revised alongside other herbaceous Rubiaceae in 1952, having been considered a taxonomic synonym of Pentanisia.

References

  1. ^ "Kew". Pentanisia angustifolia (Hochst.). Plants of the World. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  2. ^ Hyde, M.A. "Pentanisia angustifolia (Hochst.)". Flora of Mozambique. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
  3. "Smooth Pentanisia (Pentanisia angustifolia)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-11-13.
  4. Verdcourt, Bernand (Dec 1952). "A Revision of Certain African Genera of Rubiaceae I. The Genus Pentanisia (Harvey)". Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État a Bruxelles. 22: 233-286. doi:10.2307/3666760. JSTOR 3666760. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
Taxon identifiers
Pentanisia angustifolia
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