Psiguria Neck. ex Arn.

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Psiguria

Bejucos herbáceos, monoicos o dioicos, trepadores mediante zarcillos axilares o laterales, simples, sin látex. Hojas alternas, pecioladas; láminas simples, enteras, palmatilobadas o 3-5-folioladas; estípulas ausentes. Flores unisexuales, actinomorfas; cáliz campanulado o infundibuliforme, con 5 lóbulos diminutos; corola campanulada o rotácea. Flores estaminadas en cimas axilares de pedúnculos alargados; estambres 2, sésiles, insertos en el tubo del receptáculo, las anteras libres, lineares, el conectivo prolongándose en un apéndice; pistilodios ausentes. Flores pistiladas solitarias o en grupos de 2-4; estaminodios 2, diminutos; ovario ínfero, oblongo, bicarpelar, con numerosos óvulos horizontales, el estilo terminal, simple, los estigmas 2, bifurcados. Fruto una baya cilíndrica u ovoide, cuadrangular o sulcada; semillas numerosas, comprimidas, oblongas. Género neotropical con alrededor de 12 especies, distribuidas desde México hasta Paraguay incluyendo las Antillas.

Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Rights holder/AuthorDepartment of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Department of Botany
Sourcehttp://botany.si.edu/Antilles/PRFlora/vinesEspanol.html

Psiguria

Herbaceous vines, monoecious or dioecious, climbing by simple axillary or lateral tendrils, without latex. Leaves alternate, petiolate; blades simple, entire, palmatilobed or 3-5-foliolate; stipules absent. Flowers unisexual, actinomorphic; calyx campanulate or infundibuliform, with 5 minute lobes; corolla campanulate or rotate. Staminate flowers in axillary cymes with elongate peduncles; stamens 2, sessile, inserted on the tube of the receptacle, the anthers free, linear, the connective prolonged into an appendage; pistillodes absent. Pistillate flowers solitary or in groups of 2-4; staminodia 2, minute; ovary inferior, oblong, bicarpellate, with numerous horizontal ovules, the style terminal, simple, the stigmas 2, bifurcate. Fruit a cylindrical or ovoid berry, quadrangular or sulcate; seeds numerous, compressed, oblong. A neotropical genus of about 12 species, distributed from Mexico to Paraguay, including the Antilles.

Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
Rights holder/AuthorDepartment of Botany, National Museum of Natural History, Washington, DC, Pedro Acevedo-Rodríguez, Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Department of Botany
Sourcehttp://botany.si.edu/Antilles/PRFlora/vines.html

Statistics of barcoding coverage:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD) Stats
Specimen Records:9
Specimens with Sequences:13
Specimens with Barcodes:11
Species:5
Species With Barcodes:5
Public Records:7
Public Species:4
Public BINs:0

Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Rights holder/AuthorSujeevan Ratnasingham, Paul D.N. Hebert, Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Sourcehttp://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=148797

Statistics of barcoding coverage: Psiguria triphylla:

Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1

Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Rights holder/AuthorSujeevan Ratnasingham, Paul D.N. Hebert, Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Sourcehttp://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=148798

Barcode data:

Access Published & Released Data: Download FASTA File

Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
Rights holder/AuthorSujeevan Ratnasingham, Paul D.N. Hebert, Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLD)
Sourcehttp://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Taxbrowser_Taxonpage?taxid=148797
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