Biology:Vallea stipularis

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Short description: Species of tree

Vallea stipularis
Vallea stipularis in Hackfalls Arboretum (2).jpg
Flowers.
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Elaeocarpaceae
Genus: Vallea
Species:
V. stipularis
Binomial name
Vallea stipularis
L.f.

Vallea stipularis is a species of tree in the Elaeocarpaceae family.[1][2] It is native from the Andes mountains in South America.[1]

Description

Evergreen shrub or tree up to 18 meters tall; fissured bark. Kidney-shaped stipules on branchlets. Leaves heart-shaped or pear-shaped, sometimes lobed, up to 10 cm long, dark green above, whitish green beneath, with tufts of hairs in the vein axils. Cymose inflorescence with pinkish-red or crimson bell-shaped flowers; these with five sepals and five three-lobed petals, 9–13 mm long; ovary and styles glabrous; 15–60 stamens. Warty fruits, 1 cm wide, often dehiscing on the tree.[3][4]

Leaves and fruits.

Distribution and habitat

Vallea stipularis is native to the Andes, in montane forest and páramo, between 1600–4000 m of elevation, from Venezuela to Bolivia.[1][3]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q13191009 entry