Oxossia schomburgkiana

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Oxossia schomburgkiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Oxossia
Species:
O. schomburgkiana
Binomial name
Oxossia schomburgkiana
(Urb.) L.Rocha
Synonyms
  • Turnera schomburgkiana Urb.

Oxossia schomburgkiana is a shrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae).[1][2] It is native to the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil.[2]

Similar to other members of the genus, O. schomburgkiana has yellow distylous flowers.[2] It can be distinguished from other members of the genus by its chartaceous and wide-elliptic leaves that have tomentose bottoms.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Oxossia schomburgkiana (Urb.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  2. ^ a b c "Flora e Funga do Brasil". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  3. ^ 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. PMID 30999036.