Biology:Moquilea tomentosa
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Short description: Species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Chrysobalanaceae |
| Genus: | Moquilea |
| Species: | M. tomentosa
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| Moquilea tomentosa | |
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Moquilea tomentosa (syn. Licania tomentosa) is a species of flowering plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is a tree native to eastern and southern Brazil.[2] It is widely cultivated for its abundant fruit in South America and South Africa,[3] and it is used as a street tree in Brazil and Colombia.[4]
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Young specimen
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References
- ↑ Amorim, E.; Jordão, L.; da Rosa, P.; Sothers, C. (2023). "Moquilea tomentosa" (in pt). IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T189620212A193147646.pt.{{cite iucn}}: error: malformed |doi= identifier (help)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Moquilea tomentosa Benth." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/726782-1.
- ↑ Fern, Ken (20 July 2022). "Useful Tropical Plants Licania tomentosa (Benth.) Fritsch. Chrysobalanaceae". Tropical Plants Database. https://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Licania+tomentosa.
- ↑ Ossola, Alessandro; Hoeppner, Malin J.; Burley, Hugh M.; Gallagher, Rachael V.; Beaumont, Linda J.; Leishman, Michelle R. (2020). "The Global Urban Tree Inventory: A database of the diverse tree flora that inhabits the world's cities". Global Ecology and Biogeography 29 (11): 1907–1914. doi:10.1111/geb.13169.
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