Biology:Brownea leucantha
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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Brownea
Brownea leucantha | |
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Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Brownea |
Species: | B. leucantha
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Binomial name | |
Brownea leucantha Jacq.[1]
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Synonyms[2] | |
Hermesias leucantha Kuntze |
Brownea leucantha, called roso blanco, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Brownea, native to Peru and Venezuela.[2] It is the emblematic state tree of Miranda, Venezuela. It can be distinguished from other members of its genus by its white flowers.[3]
References
- ↑ Fragm. Bot.: 26 (1800)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Brownea leucantha Jacq.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:482427-1.
- ↑ Silverstone-Sopkin, Philip A. (2010). "A New Species of Browneopsis (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) from the Cauca Valley, Colombia". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 20 (2): 207–211. doi:10.3417/2008100. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/122012.
Wikidata ☰ Q8252669 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brownea leucantha.
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