Gustavia romeroi
| Gustavia romeroi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Gustavia |
| Species: | G. romeroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Gustavia romeroi S.A.Mori & García-Barr. | |
Gustavia romeroi (common name coco hediondo) is a rainforest tree native to the Magdalena River Basin of Colombia. It belongs to the family Lecythidaceae. [1] [2] The flowers have as many as eighteen petals.[1]
References
- ^ a b Mori, S., & García-Barriga, H. (1975). A new colombian species of Lecythidaceae. Caldasia, 51-54.
- ^ Vargas-Daza, A. M., Betancurt-Grisales, J. F., Castaño-Villa, G. J., & Fontúrbel, F. E. (2023). The importance of old secondary forests for understory birds in the tropical Andes. Global Ecology and Conservation, 47, e02658.