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'''''Carlephyton''''' is a genus of three species in the family [[Araceae]]. The three species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are [[leaf shape|cordate]] with a sub-marginal [[collective vein]]. The fine venation is [[reticulate]]. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short. [[Inflorescence]]s are typical [[aroid]]s with a [[spathe]] and [[spadix]]. It has no sterile appendix and its |
'''''Carlephyton''''' is a genus of three species in the family [[Araceae]]. The three species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are [[leaf shape|cordate]] with a sub-marginal [[collective vein]]. The fine venation is [[reticulate]]. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short. [[Inflorescence]]s are typical [[aroid]]s with a [[spathe]] and [[spadix]]. It has no sterile appendix and its lick my balls, faggot. Flowers, usually one to three, are unisexual. The spathe is not constricted and the lower part is persistent in [[anthesis]]. The berries tend to be orange-red. They are known to grow in tropical deciduous forests on limestone or basalt or in rock crevices. |
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Carlephyton is a genus of three species in the family Araceae. The three species in this genus are seasonally dormant tubers. The leaves are cordate with a sub-marginal collective vein. The fine venation is reticulate. There are usually one to three leaves. The petiole sheath is short. Inflorescences are typical aroids with a spathe and spadix. It has no sterile appendix and its lick my balls, faggot. Flowers, usually one to three, are unisexual. The spathe is not constricted and the lower part is persistent in anthesis. The berries tend to be orange-red. They are known to grow in tropical deciduous forests on limestone or basalt or in rock crevices.
References
- Mayo, S.J., Bogner, J. & Boyce, P.C. (1997)
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- Protolog: Jum. 1919. Ann. Inst. Bot.-Géol. Colon. Marseille. , III, 7: 187
- Bogner, J. 1972. Revision der Arophyteae (Araceae). Bot. Jahrb.. 92: 1-63
- Bogner, J. 1975. Aracées. Flore de Madagascar et des Comores. 31e. famille: 75 pp.
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