''Eucrosia calendulina'' is a species of
plant that is
endemic to
Peru.
All members of the genus ''Eucrosia'' grow from
bulb
In botany, a bulb is structurally a short stem with fleshy leaves or leaf basesBell, A.D. 1997. ''Plant form: an illustrated guide to flowering plant morphology''. Oxford University Press, Oxford, U.K. that function as food storage organs duri ...
s and have stalked (
petiolate
Petiole may refer to:
*Petiole (botany), the stalk of a leaf, attaching the blade to the stem
*Petiole (insect anatomy)
In entomology, petiole is the technical term for the narrow waist of some hymenopteran insects, especially ants, bees, a ...
) leaves with wide blades (laminae). The
zygomorphic flowers are produced in an
umbel. The
stamen
The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10
Morphology and terminology
A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...
s have prominent long filaments.
''E. calendulina'' is known only from the lower limits of the Cachil Forest of Peru. The species is threatened by
habitat destruction.
References
External links
Image of ''E. calendulina''fro
The International Bulb Society website
Flora of Peru
calendulina
Endangered plants
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