Brownea leucantha
| Brownea leucantha | |
|---|---|
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| Botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Brownea |
| Species: | B. leucantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Brownea leucantha | |
| 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
- ^ Fragm. Bot.: 26 (1800)
- ^ a b "Brownea leucantha Jacq". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ 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. JSTOR 40856293. S2CID 85144345.