Elissarrhena longipes

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Distribution

This plant exhibits a diverse range of locations across the South American continent. In the northern part of the continent, its presence is documented within Guyana. Moving toward the western regions, the species is found across several different countries. Specifically, it inhabits the territories of Colombia and Ecuador. Furthermore, its geographical reach extends into the western landscapes of both Bolivia and Peru.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Elisarrhena longipes is characterized by its preference for specific tropical forest ecosystems, where it thrives within the diverse environments of Floresta de Igapó, Floresta de Terra Firme, and Floresta de Várzea. This species occupies a relatively low-altitude niche, maintaining an elevational range that begins at 80 m AMSL and reaches a maximum of 300 m AMSL. Its distribution across these varying forest types suggests an adaptability to different hydrological regimes, ranging from the seasonally flooded landscapes of várzea and igapó to the more stable, non-flooded conditions of terra firme forests.

Elevational range max:

300 m AMSL

Elevational range min:

80 m AMSL

Habitat :

Floresta de Igapó, Floresta de Terra Firme, Floresta de Várzea

Morphology

The morphology of Elisarrhena longipes is characterized by a woody structure, exhibiting a growth form classified as a tree. It functions as an independent organism, showing no parasitic tendencies, and is primarily terrestrial in its ecological habit rather than being aquatic or semiaquatic. As a climber, the plant develops as a liana, utilizing an obligatory climbing mechanism to ascend through its environment. Furthermore, its life cycle and positioning are strictly terrestrial, lacking any epiphytic tendencies such as being a holoepiphyte or hemiepiphyte.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

liana

Climber :

obligatory

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Parasite :

independent

Woodiness :

woody

Physiology

The physiology of Elisarrhena longipes is characterized by a C3 photosynthetic pathway, meaning it utilizes the Calvin cycle to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide through the enzyme RuBisCO without the specialized anatomical adaptations found in C4 or CAM species. This metabolic process involves the direct carboxylation of ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate in the mesophyll cells, making the plant's gas exchange and carbon assimilation highly dependent on favorable moisture levels and ambient temperatures to minimize photorespiration. Consequently, its physiological efficiency and growth rates are closely tied to its ability to manage transpiration and maintain internal water potential within its specific ecological niche.

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Reproduction

The reproduction of Elisarrhena longipes is characterized by the production of seeds with highly consistent physical dimensions. The reproductive output yields seeds with a uniform seed mass, maintaining a mean, maximum, and minimum value of 7.8 g. This consistency extends to the seed volume, which remains constant across all recorded measurements, with a mean, maximum, and minimum volume of 9800 mm³. Such precise uniformity in both mass and volume suggests a highly stabilized seed development process within the species.

Seed mass mean:

7.8 g

Seed volume max:

9800 mm³

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Plant Parts

Elissarrhena longipes has 1 reported plant parts identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include stem.

Stem

1. Journal of natural products

Preparations

Elissarrhena longipes has 1 reported preparations identified across 1 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include methanol extract of the stems of Anomospermum grandifolium.

Methanol extract of the stems of anomospermum grandifolium

1. Journal of natural products