Biology:Vitex megapotamica
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| Close-up of stems, leaves, and ripened fruit | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Vitex |
| Species: | V. megapotamica
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| Binomial name | |
| Vitex megapotamica Cham.
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Vitex megapotamica is a hardwood fruit tree found in Argentina , Paraguay, Uruguay, and southern Brazil.[2][1][3][4][5] In Brazil it is commonly called tarumã.
The tarumã grows to be up to ten metres tall.[5] Its bark is coloured dark grey; its compound leaves have a long petiole and five elliptic leaflets.[5] The small, abundant flowers developed into fleshy stone fruit. The fruits are eaten by a number of species, and serve also as fishing bait.[5]
Tarumã grows from the Southeast Region of Brazil to the South Region, and on through Uruguay and Paraguay to Argentina .[5]
In Brazil, its common names include azeitona do mato (forest olive), azeitona brava, cinco folhas (five leaves), copiúba, sombra de touro (bull's shadow), and tarumã romã (tarumã pomegranate).[5]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Published on the Internet". http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-213614.
- ↑ "Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden". http://www.tropicos.org/Name/33702480.
- ↑ R. Govaerts; Oliveira-Filho, A.T.. "WCSP. 'World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet". in Jørgensen, P.M.; Nee, M.H.; Beck., S.G.. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=213614.
- ↑ "Vitex in Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro". http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/BemVindoConsultaPublicaConsultar.do?invalidatePageControlCounter=1&idsFilhosAlgas=%5B2%5D&idsFilhosFungos=%5B1%2C10%2C11%5D&lingua=pt&grupo=5&familia=null&genero=&especie=&autor=&nomeVernaculo=&nomeCompleto=Lamiaceae+Vitex+megapotamica+%28Spreng.%29+Moldenke&formaVida=null&substrato=null&ocorreBrasil=QUALQUER&ocorrencia=OCORRE&endemismo=TODOS&origem=TODOS®iao=QUALQUER&estado=QUALQUER&ilhaOceanica=32767&domFitogeograficos=QUALQUER&bacia=QUALQUER&vegetacao=TODOS&mostrarAte=SUBESP_VAR&opcoesBusca=TODOS_OS_NOMES&loginUsuario=Visitante&senhaUsuario=&contexto=consulta-publica.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 "Tarumã" (in Portuguese). Escola Superior de Agricultura "Luiz de Queiroz", Universidade de São Paulo. http://www.esalq.usp.br/trilhas/fruti/fr01.htm.
Wikidata ☰ Q15376177 entry
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