Carpotroche integrifolia
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Where to Find It
A tropical plant.
Amazon, Brazil, Colombia, South America,
How to Identify
A shrub or small tree. It can grow 10 m tall. The branches are slender and can have short hairs. The leaves are narrowly oval and 14-22 cm long by 3-6 cm wide. The fruit are oblong and yellow when ripe. They are 3.5-4 cm long by 1.8-2.3 cm wide. They have 6 wings. There are only a few seeds.
Notes
There are about 30 Carpotroche species. They are also put in the family Kiggelariaceae and Euphorbiacece. Also put in the Flacourtiaceae family.
Names & Synonyms
Mayna integrifolia (Kulm.) R. E. Schult.
References (1)
- Kew Plants of the World onLine
