Carpacoce gigantea (Carpacoce gigantea)
Description
Shrub,("bisexual") or ("female") ± erect.Stems to 0,9 m long,± much branched,densely leafy.Leaves decussate;blades (35-)50-70(-80) x (2-)3 (-7) mm,linear-lanceolate,glabrous,margins flat to slightly revolute;stipular sheath cup-shaped.Flowers solitary on short lateral branches,mostly hidden amongst foliage,pediÂcels to 4 mm long;calyx 3-merous,lobes (6—)8—12 mm long,± erect,sometimes ± unÂequal in size;corolla 5(-6)-merous.("bisexual"): tube 4-5,5 mm long,lobes 4-4,5 X 0,7-1 mm;anthers 3-3,5 mm long.("female"): tube 2,5 mm long,lobes 0,7 X 0,1-0,2 mm;stigma 1,c.10-15mm long;ovary 2-2,5 mm long.Fruit grey,2,5-5 X 1,2-2 mm,± ellipsoidal to cyÂlindrical,1-seeded;diaspore (2-)2,5-3 x 1,5 mm,greyish to black,elliptic to ± rectangular in outline,rugose.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Gentianales
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Family: Rubiaceae
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Genus: Carpacoce
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