''Fusaea decurrens'' is a species of

plant Plants are predominantly photosynthetic eukaryotes of the kingdom Plantae. Historically, the plant kingdom encompassed all living things that were not animals, and included algae and fungi; however, all current definitions of Plantae exclud ...

in the family Annonaceae. It is native to

Peru , image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Fi ...

Robert Elias Fries (Klas) Robert Elias Fries (11 July 1876, Uppsala – 29 January 1966, Stockholm), the youngest son of Theodor Magnus Fries (1832–1913) and grandson of Elias Magnus Fries(1794–1878) and an expert on mushrooms. A Swedish botanist who was a mem ...

. The Swedish botanist who first formally described the species, named it after wings of the leaves that run down ( in Latin) the stem of the leaf.

Description

It is a tree reaching 7 meters in height. Its petioles are 5-6 millimeters long. Its mature leaves are hairless and densely covered in warty growths and shiny on their upper surfaces. The oblong leaves are 18-22 by 4–6.5 centimeters and come to an abrupt 1.5 centimeter-long point at their tip. The leaves narrow at their base to form long wings that run down the petioles. The leaves have 16-18 secondary veins emanating from both sides of their midribs. The secondary veins emerge at near 90° angles from the midribs, but curve to join one another 3-5 millimeters from the leaf margin. Its inflorescences have 2-3 green to yellow flowers. The flowers are on

pedicels In botany, a pedicel is a stem that attaches a single flower to the inflorescence. Such inflorescences are described as ''pedicellate''. Description Pedicel refers to a structure connecting a single flower to its inflorescence. In the absenc ...

that are 1.5-2 millimeters long. The pedicels have a

bract In botany, a bract is a modified or specialized leaf, especially one associated with a reproductive structure such as a flower, inflorescence axis or cone scale. Bracts are usually different from foliage leaves. They may be smaller, larger, or of ...

at their midpoint. Its round to oval

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined b ...

s are warty on the outside, smooth on the inside, and 1.5 centimeters long. Its flowers have two rows of leathery petals. The petals are densely covered in silvery or rust-colored silky hairs on both surfaces. The outer petals are 2.5 by 1 centimeters. The inner petals are 3 by 1.3-1.7 centimeters. Its

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 are 2.7-3 millimeters long.

Reproductive biology

The pollen of ''F. decurrens'' is shed as permanent tetrads.

Habitat and distribution

It has been observed growing in forest habitats.

References

Annonaceae Flora of Peru Plants described in 1934 Taxa named by Robert Elias Fries {{Annonaceae-stub