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Xylopia benthamii

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Xylopia benthamii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Xylopia
Species:
X. benthamii
Binomial name
Xylopia benthamii
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Xylopia benthamii var. dolichopetala R.E.Fr.
  • Xylopia benthamii var. subnuda R.E.Fr.
  • Xylopia ulei Diels

Xylopia benthamii is a species of flowering plant of the genus Xylopia, described by Robert Elias Fries in 1900.[4] It contains one subspecies: Xylopia benthamii dolichopetala.[5] The species is native to Venezuela, Peru, Brazil and Bolivia.[6][7]

Description

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Xylopia benthamii is evergreen, growing up to 25 cm in height. The branches are hairy. The leaves are lanceolate in shape and measure 8 to 11 cm in length and 2.5 to 3 cm in width with hairs underneath when young then become hairless.[8]

The flowers are cup shaped and grow in clusters. They are up to 5mm in length and 8mm in diameter, with the outer lance-shaped petal growing from 2.8 to 4 cm in length.[8]

The fruit are an oblong shape and measure 3 to 3.5 cm long, 1.3 cm wide and 0.8 cm thick. They contain up to 8 oval seeds measuring 1 cm in diameter.[8]

Uses

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The fruit of the plant is used to relieve stomach ache. The bark is used to make ropes and the wood is used for construction.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Xylopia amazonica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T143324795A143324797. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143324795A143324797.en. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Xylopia benthamii R.E.Fr". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  3. ^ "Xylopia benthamii R.E.Fr". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  4. ^ "Xylopia benthamii R.E.Fr". The Plant List. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  5. ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). CRC Press. p. 3970. ISBN 9781482250640.
  6. ^ a b M.M. Grandtner, Julien Chevrette (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 706. ISBN 9780123969545.
  7. ^ "Annonaceae Xylopia benthamii R.E.Fr". The International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  8. ^ a b c August Adriaan Pulle, Joseph Lanjouw (1976). Flora of Suriname, Volume 2, Issue 2. BRILL. p. 354. ISBN 9789004045811.