Hedyosmum burgerianum
| Hedyosmum burgerianum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Order: | Chloranthales |
| Family: | Chloranthaceae |
| Genus: | Hedyosmum |
| Species: | H. burgerianum |
| Binomial name | |
| Hedyosmum burgerianum D'Arcy & Liesner | |
Hedyosmum burgerianum is a species of plant in the Chloranthaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss. It grows in montane rain forest in a narrow elevational range between 1,700 and 2,000 m.[1] The populations are large in certain places. The species of plant is named after William Carl Burger, who has made valuable contributions to the study of this genus.[2]
It is a flowering plant and belongs to the genus Hedyosmum.[3] The tree can grow up to 10 m tall, that are dry dark with slender twigs. Leaves that are oval shaped and are 3-4 cm long and 1-2 cm wide with ascending notch with 3-4 teeth on each on each side. The costa is above, slightly elevated beneath, leaf costa is mostly smooth beneath. The lateral veins are 6 on each side, drying discolors with a slaty dark brown and a reddish brown beneath. Petioles approximately 1 cm long and narrowly winged; the tubes becoming about 2 mm wide at the mouth and 4 mm long. The female inflorescences terminal has 1-3 arising from within the leaf sheaths; peduncles to 2 cm, slender, the flowers on dichasia, the terminal flower about 2 mm long, Flowers with the style linear and 3- angled basally, elaborated distally, 2 mm long. Fruits usually with 3 unobtrusive pores.[4]
References
- 1 2 Condit, R. (2022). "Hedyosmum burgerianum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T32894A197785668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32894A197785668.en. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
- ↑ D'Arcy, W. G.; Liesner, Ronald L. (1981). "Hedyosmum (Chloranthaceae) in Panama". Systematic Botany. 6 (1): 74–86. doi:10.2307/2418637. ISSN 0363-6445.
- ↑ "Hedyosmum burgerianum". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
- ↑ D'Arcy, W. G.; Liesner, Ronald L. (1981). "Hedyosmum (Chloranthaceae) in Panama". Systematic Botany. 6 (1): 74–86. doi:10.2307/2418637. ISSN 0363-6445.