''Hexalobus mossambicensis'' 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
Annonaceae family. It is
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Mozambique
Mozambique (), officially the Republic of Mozambique ( pt, Moçambique or , ; ny, Mozambiki; sw, Msumbiji; ts, Muzambhiki), is a country located in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi ...
.
Description
It is a tree reaching 4 to 5 meters in height. Its
petioles are 2-5 millimeters long. Its leaves are 4-7 by 1.6-3.1 centimeters and come to a point at their tip. Its flowers are solitary and
axillary. Its sepals are 6-8 millimeters long and pale brown. Its petals are 1.5 centimeters long and cream colored.
Reproductive biology
The pollen of ''H. mossambicensis'' is shed as permanent tetrads.
References
Flora of Mozambique
Annonaceae
Data deficient plants
Endemic flora of Mozambique
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Plants described in 1958
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