Himatanthus bracteatus
| Himatanthus bracteatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Himatanthus |
| Species: | H. bracteatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Himatanthus bracteatus (A.DC.) Woodson | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Himatanthus bracteatus is a species of the genus Himatanthus (Apocynaceae), native Venezuela, Colombia, the Guianas, Brazil, Peru, and Ecuador.[1] It is a shrub with oblong, obovate and acuminate leaves, white flowers in terminal corymbs and follicles with winged seed.
Names
- In Portuguese, it is called janaúba, angélica-da-mata and banana-de-papagaio.
References
- ^ a b "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved May 21, 2014.