Difference between revisions of "Symplocarpus"
in W. P. C. Barton,Veg. Mater. Med. U.S. 1: 124. 1817.
FNA>Volume Importer |
FNA>Volume Importer |
||
| Line 22: | Line 22: | ||
-->{{Treatment/Body | -->{{Treatment/Body | ||
|distribution=ne North America and ne Asia. | |distribution=ne North America and ne Asia. | ||
| − | |discussion=<p>Symplocarpus is one of the earliest plants to flower in spring in northeastern North America, sometimes with spathes emerging through snow on the ground. Because inflorescences are developed during the previous summer, flowering can occur during any warmer than normal weather throughout winter. The spadices of both Asian and American plants produce heat during flowering and can reach temperatures up to 25°C above ambient air temperature (R. M. Knutson 1972; S. Uemura et al. 1993). These elevated temperatures probably play a role in pollination and in facilitating floral development at cold temperatures.</p><!-- | + | |discussion=<p><i>Symplocarpus</i> is one of the earliest plants to flower in spring in northeastern North America, sometimes with spathes emerging through snow on the ground. Because inflorescences are developed during the previous summer, flowering can occur during any warmer than normal weather throughout winter. The spadices of both Asian and American plants produce heat during flowering and can reach temperatures up to 25°C above ambient air temperature (R. M. Knutson 1972; S. Uemura et al. 1993). These elevated temperatures probably play a role in pollination and in facilitating floral development at cold temperatures.</p><!-- |
--><p>Species 1 or 2 (1 in the flora).</p> | --><p>Species 1 or 2 (1 in the flora).</p> | ||
|tables= | |tables= | ||
| Line 53: | Line 53: | ||
|publication year=1817 | |publication year=1817 | ||
|special status= | |special status= | ||
| − | |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/ | + | |source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/8f726806613d60c220dc4493de13607dd3150896/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V22/V22_33.xml |
|genus=Symplocarpus | |genus=Symplocarpus | ||
}}<!-- | }}<!-- | ||
-->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Araceae]] | -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Araceae]] | ||
Revision as of 15:57, 18 September 2019
Herbs, wetland or subterrestrial. Rhizomes vertical. Leaves appearing after flowers, several, erect, clustered, erect; petiole equal to or shorter than blade; blade green to dark green, simple, not peltate, oblong to ovate, base truncate or cordate, apex acute to obtuse; primary veins lateral, branching apically. Inflorescences: peduncle partly underground, much shorter than leaves, apex not swollen; spathe yellowish green to dark red-purple, usually spotted or striped with both, open only apically at maturity, enclosing spadix; spadix ovoid to globose. Flowers bisexual; perianth present. Fruits embedded in enlarged spongy spadix, dark purple-green to dark red-brown. Seeds 1, mucilage absent. x = 15.
Distribution
ne North America and ne Asia.
Discussion
Symplocarpus is one of the earliest plants to flower in spring in northeastern North America, sometimes with spathes emerging through snow on the ground. Because inflorescences are developed during the previous summer, flowering can occur during any warmer than normal weather throughout winter. The spadices of both Asian and American plants produce heat during flowering and can reach temperatures up to 25°C above ambient air temperature (R. M. Knutson 1972; S. Uemura et al. 1993). These elevated temperatures probably play a role in pollination and in facilitating floral development at cold temperatures.
Species 1 or 2 (1 in the flora).