Biology:Posoqueria latifolia

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Short description: Species of plant

Posoqueria latifolia
Posoqueria latifolia, the Needle Flower (9391813621).jpg
On Bastimentos Island, Panama
Posoqueria Latifolia Fruit Cluster.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Posoqueria
Species:
P. latifolia
Binomial name
Posoqueria latifolia
(Rudge) Schult.

Posoqueria latifolia, the needle flower, is a tree species in the family Rubiaceae whose range stretches from southern Mexico to the Amazon Jungle in South America. It also goes by the name Boca de Vieja (mouth of the old lady) and its fruit is known as monkey apple.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q10352100 entry