Eriocaulon longipetalum
| Eriocaulon longipetalum | |
|---|---|
Scientific 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
- ^ Ruhland, W. (1966). "Eriocaulaceae". Das Pflanzenreich. 13: 40–41.