Saurauia latibractea explained

Saurauia latibractea is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to The Philippines.^[1] Jacques Denys Choisy, the Swiss botanist who first formally described the species, named it after its broad (latus in Latin)^[2] bracts. In Maranao it is called maragaoaq or tamiagau.^[3]

Description

It is a tree with oval or elliptical leaves that come to a point at their tip. Its leaf margins are serrate. Its flowers are axillary. Its sepals are white.^[4]

Distribution:

Endemic to the Philippines. CATANDUANES, CEBU, LEYTE, LUZON: Albay, Aurora, Bataan, Batangas, Cagayan, Camarines Sur, Ifugao, Laguna, Nueva Ecija, Nueva Vizcaya, Quezon, Rizal, Sorsogon, Zambales, MARINDUQUE, MINDORO, PALAUI, PALAWAN, POLILLO.

Reproductive biology

The pollen of S. elegans is shed as permanent tetrads.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Saurauia latibractea Choisy. . n.d. . Plants of the World Online . The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . February 12, 2019.
2. Book: Stearn, William . Botanical Latin . Timber Press David & Charles . Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot . 2004 . 9780881926279 .
3. McKaughan. Howard P.. Macaraya. Batua A.. Maranao Plant Names. Oceanic Linguistics . 4 . 1/2 . 1965 . 48 . 0029-8115 . 10.2307/3622916. 3622916 .
4. Book: Zollinger, Heinrich . 1854 . Systematisches Verzeichniss der im indischen Archipel in den Jahren 1842-1848 gesammelten sowie der aus Japan empfangenen Pflanzen . pts. 1-3 . Systematic index of the plants collected in the Indian archipelago in the years 1842-1848 and those received from Japan . German, Latin . Zürich . E. Kiesling.
5. Book: Bulalacao, Lolita J. . 1997 . Pollen Flora of the Philippines . 1. Manila . RFG Casa Imprenta . 971-718-099-7.