Asplundia allenii
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Asplundia alleni is a species of terrestrial plant
belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae
. This is a very distinctive plant: The stem is very short or absent but the petioles
are up to 1.5 m long and bear palmate leaves, split into up to 30 divisions up to 75 cm long.
This is apparently a rare plant with a very limited distribution in central and eastern Panama
.
Terrestrial plant
A terrestrial plant is one that grows on land. Other types of plants are aquatic , epiphytic , lithophytes and aerial ....
belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae
Cyclanthaceae
Cyclanthaceae is a family of flowering plants.-Classification:The APG system and the APG II system assign it to the order Pandanales in the clade monocots...
. This is a very distinctive plant: The stem is very short or absent but the petioles
Petiole (botany)
In botany, the petiole is the stalk attaching the leaf blade to the stem. The petiole usually has the same internal structure as the stem. Outgrowths appearing on each side of the petiole are called stipules. Leaves lacking a petiole are called sessile, or clasping when they partly surround the...
are up to 1.5 m long and bear palmate leaves, split into up to 30 divisions up to 75 cm long.
This is apparently a rare plant with a very limited distribution in central and eastern Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
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