Echinodorus tunicatus
Encyclopedia
In Rataj's taxonomy E. tunicatus is in Section Longipetali, Subgenus Echinodorus
Sometimes seen as Queen of Hearts
upright, up to 90 cm long, blades distinctly cordate, 15 - 30 cm long x 10 - 23 cm wide, petiloes glabrous or muricate under the blde. The pellucid lines form a network that is unrelated to the pattern of the veins.
Stem 70 - 120 cm long, usually straight, cylindrical or costate below, triangular between the whorls. Inflorescence
racemose, having 5 - 7 whorls containing 12 - 25 flowers each. Bracts at the base ovate and lengthened to a long point, up to 6 cm long with broad membraneous margins. Pedicels 2 - 3 cm long, sepals green, later yellow with about 30 ribs, during ripening enlarging to a length of 10 - 12 mm and fully covering the aggregate fruit
. Petals white, 5 - 8 mm long, corolla 1.6 - 1.8 cm in diameter, about 30 stamens. Aggregate fruit
1 - 1.5 cm in diameter, achenes clariform about 3 mm long x 1 mm wide, usually with 3 facial ribs and 3 glands in an oblique row in the upper half of the body. Stylar beak about 1 mm long.
. First gathered in Panama
in 1908, but now also known from Brazil
, Costa Rica
, Colombia
, Ecuador
and Peru
.
Propagated by division or adventitious plantlets.
See also: List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil
Sometimes seen as Queen of Hearts
Synonyms
E. longipetalus sensu Woodson et. Schery Ann. Mo. Bot. Gard. 30:101, 1943 (non Micheli)Description
LeavesLeaves
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upright, up to 90 cm long, blades distinctly cordate, 15 - 30 cm long x 10 - 23 cm wide, petiloes glabrous or muricate under the blde. The pellucid lines form a network that is unrelated to the pattern of the veins.
Stem 70 - 120 cm long, usually straight, cylindrical or costate below, triangular between the whorls. Inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
racemose, having 5 - 7 whorls containing 12 - 25 flowers each. Bracts at the base ovate and lengthened to a long point, up to 6 cm long with broad membraneous margins. Pedicels 2 - 3 cm long, sepals green, later yellow with about 30 ribs, during ripening enlarging to a length of 10 - 12 mm and fully covering the aggregate fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
. Petals white, 5 - 8 mm long, corolla 1.6 - 1.8 cm in diameter, about 30 stamens. Aggregate fruit
Fruit
In broad terms, a fruit is a structure of a plant that contains its seeds.The term has different meanings dependent on context. In non-technical usage, such as food preparation, fruit normally means the fleshy seed-associated structures of certain plants that are sweet and edible in the raw state,...
1 - 1.5 cm in diameter, achenes clariform about 3 mm long x 1 mm wide, usually with 3 facial ribs and 3 glands in an oblique row in the upper half of the body. Stylar beak about 1 mm long.
Distribution
Central AmericaCentral America
Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. It is the southernmost, isthmian portion of the North American continent, which connects with South America on the southeast. When considered part of the unified continental model, it is considered a subcontinent...
. First gathered in Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
in 1908, but now also known from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....
, Colombia
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
, Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
and Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
.
Propagated by division or adventitious plantlets.
See also: List of plants of Cerrado vegetation of Brazil