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Fusaea longifolia
Botanical illustrations of Fusaea longifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Fusaea
Species:
F. longifolia
Binomial name
Fusaea longifolia
Synonyms[2]
  • Aberemoa longifolia (Aubl.) Baill.
  • Annona longifolia Aubl.
  • Annona rhombipetala Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
  • Duguetia longifolia (Aubl.) Baill.
  • Fusaea decurrens R.E.Fr.
  • Fusaea rhombipetala (Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don) J.F.Macbr.
  • Uvaria spectabilis DC.

Fusaea longifolia is a species of flowering plant in the family Annonaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.[2] Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet, the French botanist who first formally described the species using the basionym Annona longifolia, named it after its long-leaved (longus and -folium in Latin) foliage.[3][4]

Description

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Fusea longifolia is a tree or bush. It has very short petioles. Its oblong leaves are 25 by 8 centimeters and come to a long tapering point at their tip. The upper surface of the leaves is hairless, while the underside has sparse hairs. Its flowers are extra-axillary, and occur alone or in pairs. The flowers are on long pedicels. The pedicels have 1–2 bracteoles. Its sepals are partially fused to form a 3-lobed calyx. The outer surface of the calyx is covered in rust-colored hairs. Its flowers have 6 purple, oval to oblong petals in two rows of three. Its flowers have numerous stamens. The outer stamens are sterile and have a petal-like appearance. The inner stamens are fertile, and the tissue connecting the anther lobes extends to form a cap. The fruits are round, smooth with a network pattern on the surface, and have red pulp with numerous seeds.[5]

Reproductive biology

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The pollen of F. longifolia is shed as loose, permanent, tetragonal or tetrahedral tetrads that are 115 micrometers in diameter.[6][7]

Habitat and distribution

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It has been observed growing in forest habitats.[5]

Uses

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Aublet and Safford describe it as edible and report that it is consumed by the indigenous people of French Guiana. Extracts from the leaves have been reported to contain bioactive molecules including alpha-Cadinol and Spathulenol.[8]

References

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  1. ↑ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Fusaea longifolia". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T143326053A143326055. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T143326053A143326055.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Fusaea longifolia (Aubl.) Saff". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 23 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Stearn, William (2004). Botanical Latin. Portland, Ore. Newton Abbot: Timber Press David & Charles. ISBN 978-0-88192-627-9.
  4. ↑ Fusée Aublet (1775). Histoire des plantes de la Guiane Françoise [History of the plants of French Guiana] (in French and Latin). Vol. 1. London: P. F. Didot jeune. pp. 615–616.
  5. 1 2 Safford, W.E. (1914). "Classification of the Genus Annona, with Descriptions of New and Imperfectly Known Species". Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. Vol. 18. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. p. 65.
  6. ↑ Walker, James W. (1971). "Pollen Morphology, Phytogeography, and Phylogeny of the Annonaceae". Contributions from the Gray Herbarium of Harvard University. 202 (202): 1–130. JSTOR 41764703.
  7. ↑ Thomas, Annick Le; Lugardon, Bernard; Doyle, James A. (1994). "Pollen ultrastructure and relationships of Fusaea (Baillon) Safford and Duguetia A. Saint-Hilaire (Annonaceae)". Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology. 83 (1–3): 55–64. doi:10.1016/0034-6667(94)90057-4. ISSN 0034-6667.
  8. ↑ Tavares, J.F.; Barbosa-Filho, J.M.; Silva, M.S. da; Maia, J.G.S.; da-Cunha, E.V.L. (2005). "Alkaloids and volatile constituents from the stem of Fusaea longifolia (Aubl.) Saff. (Annonaceae)". Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. 15 (2): 115–118. doi:10.1590/S0102-695X2005000200008. ISSN 0102-695X.
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