Biology:Froesia gereauana

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Froesia gereauana
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Genus: Froesia
Species:
F. gereauana
Binomial name
Froesia gereauana
J.V. Schneid. & Zizka

Froesia gereauana is a plant species endemic to the State of Amazonas in southern Venezuela.[1][2][3]

Froesia gereauana is an unbranched tree up to 12 m tall. Leaves are crowded at the top of the trunk. Petiole is over 30 cm long. Leaves pinnately compound with approximately 27 leaflets, each one oblong to ovate, thick and leathery, up to 31 cm long. Inflorescence is at the top of the trunk, with flowers up to 10 mm long. Fruit is a dry, fibrous follicle, spherical to pear-shaped, about 2 cm in diameter.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15390084 entry