Biology:Erythroxylum sechellarum

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Erythroxylum sechellarum
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Erythroxylaceae
Genus: Erythroxylum
Species:
E. sechellarum
Binomial name
Erythroxylum sechellarum
O.Schulz

Erythroxylum sechellarum is a species of plant in the Erythroxylaceae family. It is endemic to Seychelles.

It is a small shrub that can grow up to 6 meters high, the reddish-orange young shoot leaves are typical of Erythroxylum sechellarum. It is found on Curieuse, La Digue, Mahé and Praslin.[2] Locally it is called Kafe maron pti fey in the Seychelles.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q5396550 entry