Oxossia calyptrocarpa | |
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Flower (L-morph) of Oxossia calyptrocarpa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Passifloraceae |
Genus: | Oxossia |
Species: | O. calyptrocarpa
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Binomial name | |
Oxossia calyptrocarpa (Urb.) L.Rocha
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Synonyms | |
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Oxossia calyptrocarpa, a member of Turneroideae ( Passifloraceae), is a shrub native to the wet tropics of eastern Brazil. [1] It is found in the Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic forest. [2] It is 0.2-2.5 meter tall with highly plasticitic leaves and white to lilac flowers. [3] [4] It is a heterostylous species. [2]
It was previously classified as Turnera, however, phylogenetic analysis supported its classification as Oxossia. [5]
Images of Oxosia calyptrocarpa from the Brazilian government [2] Image 1 Image 2
Oxossia calyptrocarpa | |
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Flower (L-morph) of Oxossia calyptrocarpa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Passifloraceae |
Genus: | Oxossia |
Species: | O. calyptrocarpa
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Binomial name | |
Oxossia calyptrocarpa (Urb.) L.Rocha
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Synonyms | |
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Oxossia calyptrocarpa, a member of Turneroideae ( Passifloraceae), is a shrub native to the wet tropics of eastern Brazil. [1] It is found in the Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic forest. [2] It is 0.2-2.5 meter tall with highly plasticitic leaves and white to lilac flowers. [3] [4] It is a heterostylous species. [2]
It was previously classified as Turnera, however, phylogenetic analysis supported its classification as Oxossia. [5]
Images of Oxosia calyptrocarpa from the Brazilian government [2] Image 1 Image 2