Alzatea
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| Alzatea | |
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| A green plant with opposite, rounded, oblong leaves. The newest pairs of leaves seem to be joined at the centre. | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Alzateaceae S.A.Graham |
| Genus: | Alzatea Ruiz & Pav. |
| Species: | A. verticillata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alzatea verticillata Ruiz & Pav.
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| Subspecies[1] | |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Alzatea mexicana F.Dietr., nom. illeg. | |
Alzatea verticillata is a small flowering tree, native to the Neotropics. It inhabits moist submontane forests from Costa Rica and Panama in Central America south to Peru and Bolivia in tropical South America. It is the sole species of genus Alzatea and family Alzateaceae.
Description
The closest relatives of Alzatea are in the families Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae of southern Africa.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Alzatea verticillata Ruiz & Pav". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
- Schönenberger, Jürg and Conti, Elena. Molecular phylogeny and floral evolution of Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae, and Alzateaceae (Myrtales). American Journal of Botany. 2003;90:293-309.Error: "Q13634079" is not a valid Wikidata entity ID.
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