Eriocaulon longipetalum

Eriocaulon longipetalum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Eriocaulaceae
Genus: Eriocaulon
Species:
E. longipetalum
Binomial name
Eriocaulon longipetalum
Rendle

Eriocaulon longipetalum is a pipewort (family Eriocaulaceae) native to the environs of Benguela, Angola. It is the smallest pipewort presently known, being only 1 cm tall and wide; the smallest land-dwelling monocot. Its capitate inflorescence consists of about a dozen unisexual florets totaling 1.2 mm width.[1] Its construction is gracile, and it may be the least massive of all land-dwelling flowering plants

References

  1. ^ Ruhland, W. (1966). "Eriocaulaceae". Das Pflanzenreich. 13: 40–41.
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