Biology:Brownea leucantha

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Brownea

Brownea leucantha
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Brownea
Species:
B. leucantha
Binomial name
Brownea leucantha
Jacq.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Hermesias leucantha Kuntze

Brownea leucantha, called roso blanco, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Brownea, native to Peru and Venezuela.[2] It is the emblematic state tree of Miranda, Venezuela. It can be distinguished from other members of its genus by its white flowers.[3]

References

  1. Fragm. Bot.: 26 (1800)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Brownea leucantha Jacq.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:482427-1. 
  3. Silverstone-Sopkin, Philip A. (2010). "A New Species of Browneopsis (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) from the Cauca Valley, Colombia". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature 20 (2): 207–211. doi:10.3417/2008100. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/122012. 

Wikidata ☰ Q8252669 entry