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Heterospathe Negrosensis
''Heterospathe'' is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the arecaceae, palm family found in Oceania, where it is called sagisi palm. With 39 species, ''Heterospathe'' is named from a Greek language, Greek combination of "various" and "spathe", which describes the two distinct bract types. Description They exhibit considerable variation in morphology and habit; the slender trunks may be solitary or sparsely to densely clustering, some are miniatures and perpetual undergrowth subjects while others contribute to the canopy top. The trunks are ringed by leaf scars and end in a poorly defined or absent crownshaft. The leaf, leaves are usually pinnate, rarely bifid, from small to large, and frequently red colored when new. The inflorescence is interfoliar but will hang pendent nearing antithesis. It may be branched from one to four orders with short white to yellow branches of spirally arranged, male and female flowers. Ellipsoidal to spherical, the fruit ripen to various shad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heterospathe Elata
''Heterospathe'' is a monoecious genus of flowering plant in the palm family found in Oceania, where it is called sagisi palm. With 39 species, ''Heterospathe'' is named from a Greek combination of "various" and "spathe", which describes the two distinct bract types. Description They exhibit considerable variation in morphology and habit; the slender trunks may be solitary or sparsely to densely clustering, some are miniatures and perpetual undergrowth subjects while others contribute to the canopy top. The trunks are ringed by leaf scars and end in a poorly defined or absent crownshaft. The leaves are usually pinnate, rarely bifid, from small to large, and frequently red colored when new. The inflorescence is interfoliar but will hang pendent nearing antithesis. It may be branched from one to four orders with short white to yellow branches of spirally arranged, male and female flowers. Ellipsoidal to spherical, the fruit ripen to various shades of orange and red and contain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |