Oxossia pernambucensis
| Oxossia pernambucensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. pernambucensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia pernambucensis (Urb.) L.Rocha | |
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Oxossia pernambucensis is a shrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae).[1][2] It is native to the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil.[3] The species is currently represented by a single population and thus is currently classified as critically endangered.[4]
Similar to other members of the genus, O. pernambucensis has white distylous flowers.[2] It flowers from May to January and seeds are dispersed by ants.[4] Morphologically, it is similar to O. capitata and O. dasystla.[4] It can be distinguished from other members of the genus by its fruit which are punctate and lack an apical horn-like appendix.[2][4]
References
- ^ "Oxossia pernambucensis (Urb.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ a b c Rocha, Lamarck; Ribeiro, Patrícia Luz; Endress, Peter K.; Rapini, Alessandro (2019-08-01). "A brainstorm on the systematics of Turnera (Turneraceae, Malpighiales) caused by insights from molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 137: 44–63. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.015. ISSN 1055-7903.
- ^ "Flora e Funga do Brasil". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ a b c d Zelenski, AndréIa; Rocha, Lamarck; Louzada, Rafael B. (2016-11-30). "Rediscovery of Turnera pernambucensis (Passifloraceae s.l.) in the northern Atlantic Forest and an update for its description". Phytotaxa. 286 (3): 177. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.286.3.5. ISSN 1179-3163.