Biology:Oxossia waltherioides

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Oxossia waltherioides
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Oxossia
Species:
O. waltherioides
Binomial name
Oxossia waltherioides
(Urb.) L.Rocha
Synonyms
  • Turnera waltherioides Urb.

Oxossia waltherioides is a subshrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae).[1][2] It is native to the Amazon Rainforest of Roraima, Brazil .[2][3]

Description

Similar to other members of Oxossia, it has yellow distylous flowers.[2] Morphologically, it's similar to O. schomburgkiana.[4] It can be distinguished from other members of the genera due to its coriaceous ovate-elliptic leaves; unlike O. schomburgkiana, the entire leaf is tomentose.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q93963212 entry