Biology:Alchornea integrifolia

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Short description: Species of tree

Alchornea integrifolia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Alchornea
Species:
A. integrifolia
Binomial name
Alchornea integrifolia
Pax. & K. Hoffm.[1]

Alchornea integrifolia is a plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae.[2] It is endemic to Guatemala where it has only been found in the departments of Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz.[3] It is a tree of 6-25 m that grows in swampy broadleaf forest at an altitude of 1000–1500 m.[3]

References

  1. Pax, Ferdinand Albin & Hoffmann, Käthe (Kaethe) (1914) Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 VII(Heft 63): 237.
  2. "Alchornea". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/12804991. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Vivero, José Luis; Szejner, Michelle; Magin, Gordon; Magin, Georgina (2006). The Red List of Trees of Guatemala. Cambridge, UK: Fauna & Flora International. ISBN 1-903703-22-0. http://www.atlasbooks.com/marktplc/02192.htm. Retrieved 2013-09-13. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14914575 entry