Global description
Phaulopsis verticillaris is a small protrate to erect dicotyledonous, herbaceous, measuring approximately 50 cm in height. The stem is pubescent, with reddish nodes. The leaves are opposite, simple, unequal in a pair, carried by a petiole from 0,2 to 1,6 cm. The blade of 1,5 to 12 cm length and 0,4 to 3,5 cm broad is oval to lanceolate, with pointed top and dissymmetrical base. The inflorescences are terminal or axillary, forming a kind of spike, the flowers are small and white, formed of 5 very unequal sub-free sepals and with a tube-shaped corolla at the base, discreetly bilobed with a bilobed upper lip and a trilobed lower lip. The fruit is an oblong capsule with 2 chambers each containing 2 seeds.
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📚 Overview
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Description
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
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📚 Natural History
Life Cycle
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Mayotte : Phaulopsis verticillaris flowers from March to August and fruits from April to September.
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Ecology
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Mayotte : Phaulopsis verticillaris is an endemic species of the Comoros, quite common in a wide range of natural and secondarized environments. It occurs in ananas, ylang and fruit plantations, especially in the center and north of the island.
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
Description
Origine
Phaulopsis verticillaris is an endemic species of the Comoros, Mayotte and Madagascar.
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📚 Demography and Conservation
Risk Statement
Local harmfulness
Mayotte: Phaulopsis verticillaris is a frequent weed, present in 21% of cultivated plots. It is abundant in ylang and pineapple plantations. It can also be found in fruit crops. It is particularly abundant in the center of the island.
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📚 Information Listing
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References
- Plants of the World Online https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:988541-1
- Huat, J., Nagy, M., Carpente, A., Schwartz, M., Le Bourgeois, T. & Marnotte, P. 2021. Guide de la flore spontanée des agrosystèmes de Mayotte. Montpellier, Cirad. 150 p.
- Barthelat, F. 2019. La Flore illustrée de Mayotte. Meze, Paris, France, Collection Inventaires et Biodiversité, Biotope – Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. 687 p.
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- Plants of the World Online https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:988541-1
- Huat, J., Nagy, M., Carpente, A., Schwartz, M., Le Bourgeois, T. & Marnotte, P. 2021. Guide de la flore spontanée des agrosystèmes de Mayotte. Montpellier, Cirad. 150 p.
- Barthelat, F. 2019. La Flore illustrée de Mayotte. Meze, Paris, France, Collection Inventaires et Biodiversité, Biotope – Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle. 687 p.
Images
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Herbarium pictures ReCOLNAT : https://explore.recolnat.org/search/botanique/simplequery=Phaulopsis%2520verticillaris
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Acanthaceae |
| Genus | Phaulopsis |
| Species | Phaulopsis verticillaris (Nees) Mankt. |
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