It is a small tree with erect, spreading branches. Its branches have dark bark. Its oval to oblong leaves are 8.1–10.8 by 2.7–4.1 centimeters and come to a point at their tips. Its long thin peduncles are 4–5.4 centimeters and lack bracteoles. Its flowers have two rows of petals. The green, oblong, exterior petals are 6.8 millimeters long and come to a shallow point at their tip. The inner petals are oval. Its styles are short. Its stigmas have angular heads. Its ovaries are covered in shiny straight hairs.[3]
Reproductive biology
The pollen of B. longipedunculata is shed as permanent tetrads.[4]
Habitat and distribution
Carl von Martius reported it as growing in Porto Seguro.[3] It has been observed growing in rainforest habitats.[5]
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^ abcMartius, Karl Friedrich Philipp von (1841). "Anonaceae". Flora Brasiliensis (in Latin). Vol. 13. Munich & Leipzig: R. Oldenbourg. p. 45.
^Johnson, David M. & Murray, Nancy A. (1995). "Synopsis of the tribe Bocageeae (Annonaceae), with revisions of Cardiopetalum, Froesiodendron, Trigynaea, Bocagea, and Hornschuchia". Brittonia. 47 (3): 248–319. doi:10.2307/2807118.