Biology:Lissocarpa
| Lissocarpa | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ebenaceae |
| Genus: | Lissocarpa Benth. |
Lissocarpa is a genus of flowering plants, described as a genus in 1876.[1][2] It is classified as belonging to the family Ebenaceae, the ebony and diospyros family. It includes only a few species of small evergreen trees and shrubs species native to tropical South America.[3][4]
Lissocarpa species share various characters with other members of Ebenaceae, e.g., the black color of roots and bark, extrafloral nectaries on abaxial leaf surfaces, a persistent calyx, unisexual flowers, biovulate carpels with pendulous ovules, and a similar wood anatomy producing a hard, dark heartwood timber similar to ebony. They are slow-growing trees found on a wide variety of soils and sites. They grow in a large range of conditions. Best growth is in the bottom lands of River Valleys.[5]
- species[3]
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q6559172 entry
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