Pseudohydrosme buettneri
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Alismatales |
| Family: | Araceae |
| Genus: | Pseudohydrosme |
| Species: | P. buettneri
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| Pseudohydrosme buettneri | |
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Pseudohydrosme buettneri, commonly known as Büttner's false hydrosme, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae. It was described by Adolf Engler in 1892.[1]
Description
Pseudohydrosme buettneri on average reaches about 2.5 cm (0.98 inches) long, and 2.5 cm (0.98 inches) wide, with fleshy roots, and semi-long flowers. Peduncle reaches 3 cm (1.18 inches) long, and spathe reaches around 80 cm (31.49 inches) long. Female flowers are solitary and attached near the base of the septums, 4mm long with a 1mm long style. The plant's male flowers have stamens 2mm long and wide, with 2 stamens of the flower. Flowers are around 2 mm (0.07 inches) and 2 mm (0.07 inches) wide with the coloration unknown. It generally flowers in September.[2]
Pseudohydrosme buettneri has been long confused for its associated species Anchomanes due to their very similar flowers and leaves. However, Pseudohydrosme buettneri can be easily distinguished from Anchomanes by observing their ovaries and fruit habits, as Pseudohydrosme buettneri has a 2-3-locular ovary and stipitate fruits where as the ovary of Anchomanes is unilocular and its fruits are sessile.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Pseudohydrosme buettneri is endemic to the Sibange-Farm, Libreville, Gabon, where the only specimen known of the species perished over a century ago. Its habitat is made up of lowland-evergreen forests dominated by Aucoumea klaineana.[2]
Conservation and classification
Pseudohydrosme buettneri is listed as "Critically Endangered" by most sources, although the IUCN Red List hasn't officially assigned a conservation status to the most likely extinct species yet, for there are no known individuals left in its native range. Locals believe the species is still alive, but no solid evidence of its survival has been uncovered since its discovery.[2] There are currently no known conservation or restoration efforts employed to try to find Pseudohydrosme buettneri specifically or restore its habitats.
Pseudohydrosme buettneri's common name should be "Büttner's false hydrosme", but was misspelled in the Latin name as "buettneri" (Buettner's).[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Pseudohydrosme buettneri Engl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
- ^ a b c Cheek, Martin; Tchiengue, Barthelemy; Burgt, Xander van der (2021). "Taxonomic revision of the threatened African genus Pseudohydrosme Engl. (Araceae), with P. Ebo , a new, critically endangered species from Ebo, Cameroon". PeerJ. 9 e10689. Bibcode:2021PeerJ...910689C. bioRxiv 10.1101/2020.10.05.326850. doi:10.7717/peerj.10689. PMC 7882137. PMID 33614269.
- ^ Cheek, Martin; Tchiengué, Barthélemy; Burgt, Xander van der (2021-02-11). "Taxonomic revision of the threatened African genus Pseudohydrosme Engl. (Araceae), with P. ebo, a new, critically endangered species from Ebo, Cameroon". PeerJ. 9: e10689. doi:10.7717/peerj.10689. ISSN 2167-8359. PMC 7882137.
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