Biology:Brownea rosa-de-monte

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Short description: Species of plant

Brownea rosa-de-monte
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Brownea
Species:
B. rosa-de-monte
Binomial name
Brownea rosa-de-monte
P.J.Bergius[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Brownea speciosa Brownea coccinea
  • Loefl. ex Griseb. Pers.
  • Rchb. ex DC. Hermesias speciosa
  • Brownea rosea (Rchb. ex DC.) Kuntze
  • Brownea rosa Otto

Brownea rosa-de-monte is a tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Central America and Colombia. Its flowers may bloom for a duration of just one night.[3]

Distribution and habitat

Brownea rosa-de-monte is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Colombia. Its habitat is in rainforest.[1] In Colombia, it is found at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft).[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Brownea rosa-de-monte". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T144261802A149021039. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144261802A149021039.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/144261802/149021039. Retrieved 20 November 2021. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Brownea rosa-de-monte". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:482440-1. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 
  3. ↑ Endress, Peter K. (1996). Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers. Cambridge University Press. pp. 207. ISBN 9780521565103. https://books.google.com/books?id=8_DfMSS9r9cC&pg=PA207. Retrieved 19 June 2020. 

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