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Species
Channa
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EOL Text
"Erect shrubs, to 4 m high; stem thickened at nodes. Leaves bifarious, to 40 x 18 cm, ovate-oblong, cuspidate at apex, rounded at base; petiole to 1 cm long; sheath to 20 cm long, open. Panicle to 50 cm long, branches slender, dichotomous; bracts 3-5 x 0.6 cm, lanceolate. Flowers paired in each bract; sepals small; corolla white, tube short; lobes oblong; stamens 1, outer staminodes petalloid, white, to 1.5 cm long; inner staminodes smaller; ovary densely hairy, 3-celled, solitary in each cell, basal. Berry obovoid, rugose."
Forest margins, moist places in valleys, roadsides; near sea level to 1700 m.
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"Evergreen, moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests in marshy areas"
Flowering and fruiting: July-October
Flowering and fruiting: June-March
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Specimens with Barcodes: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 2
Specimens with Barcodes: 2
Species With Barcodes: 1
Rounded Global Status Rank: GNR - Not Yet Ranked
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