Friday, July 11, 2008

Uvaria macrophylla
















Genus Uvaria L. (Annonaceae)
ca. 150 species distributed in the paleotropical region, i.e. Asia, Africa and North Australia;
10 native species in China including 4 in Hong Kong.

Flowers of U. macrophylla are protogynous (Bisexual but time sequence of presentation of pollen and stigma is seperated) which is a typical feature of Annonaceous flowers.
Smell fruity when matured.
A lovely colorful flower blooming in the summer!

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