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Pseudohydrosme gabunensis
Pseudohydrosme gabunensis, commonly known as the Gabon false hydrosme, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It was described by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1892.
From the article Pseudohydrosme gabunensis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
Pseudohydrosme gabunensis on average reaches about 15 cm (5.9 in) tall, and 9–12 cm (3.5–4.7 in) in diameter. Leaves are 1–1.3 m (39–51 in) long, and 1–1.4 m (3.3–4.6 ft) in diameter. Spathe is 30–55 cm (12–21.5 in) long. Flowers are white on the outside, to a purple-black color in the inside. Seeds are 9 mm (0.35 in) long, and 7 mm (0.28 in) wide.
Range & habitat
Pseudohydrosme gabunensis is endemic to the surrounding areas, and within Libreville, Gabon, where it grows in lowland tropical rainforests. Specimens are only known from five recorded sites, four being within Libreville, and the other being in the Komo Department, Gabon.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
At the table
Pseudohydrosme gabunensis is being over-exploited as an ornamental plant, from which collectors are trying to make a profit on the illegal plant trade, or keeping the specimens for themselves, being very similar to Pseudohydrosme ebo.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Uses”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1124680.