Dicranopygium tatica

Dicranopygium tatica is a plant belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae. This is a local species, found (often on cliffs) near the Caribbean coast of Costa Rica. It can easily be distinguished from its congeners by having a very short stem with petioles up to 57 cm long terminating in long (up to 53 cm) very narrow, deeply bifid leaves.[1]

Dicranopygium tatica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Cyclanthaceae
Genus: Dicranopygium
Species:
D. tatica
Binomial name
Dicranopygium tatica
Hammel 2003

References

  1. "New Species of Cyclanthaceae from southern Central America and northern South America" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-06-09. Retrieved 2007-03-26.


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