Herbarium catalogue
Family: Hanguanaceae
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Hanguana neglecta Skornick. & Niissalo
Isotype of Hanguana neglecta Skornick. & Niissalo
Collector/Expedition: Leong-Skornickova, Jana
Collection number: JLS 2793
Collection date: 28th May 2014
Country/Territory: Singapore
Collecting locality: Singapore:Bkt Timah NR. Slopes on lower end of Taban Loop along the stream
Description: Small herbaceous, dioecious mesophyte to ca. 0.6m tall; stem terete, to 1.8cm in diameter; terminally ascending with crown of 10-30 spreading leaves; stolons absent. Leaves up to 80cm long; leaf blade narrowly elliptic, thinly leathery, adaxially mid to dark green with small darker blotches of somewhatmatt-velvety appearance, with sparse silky appressed haris, abaxially light green. Male infloresence comprising of 7 partial infloresences and terminal spike; peduncle and rachis ca. 27cm long; flowers scattered, solitary or in groups of 2-3 flowers, white. Female flowers maily solitary, occasionally in groups of 2. Ripe fruit a globosa single-seeded berry, 6-7mm diameter, ripening from bright green through red brown to semi-glossy black, pupl of ripe fruit soft, cream to brown, quickly oxidising when exposed, exuding strongly coloured brown juice when pressed.
Kind of specimen: HERBARIUM SHEET
Barcode: E00950139
Herbarium region: 6A (Malay Peninsula)
Number of sheets: 1
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