Dorstenia brasiliensis
Dorstenia brasiliensis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Moraceae |
Tribe: | Dorstenieae |
Genus: | Dorstenia |
Species: | D. brasiliensis |
Binomial name | |
Dorstenia brasiliensis Lam. | |
Synonyms | |
Dorstenia tubicina Ruiz & Pav. |
Dorstenia brasiliensis is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Moraceae of the Rosales order.
Distribution
The plant is native to northeastern and central South America, across most of Brazil, [1][2][3]
Areas it is found include: the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado ecoregions; and off the northeast coast on Trinidad and Tobago. [1][2]
See also
- Flora of the Amazon
- Flora of northern South America
- Flora of Brazil
References
- 1 2 GBIF.org: Checklist View for Dorstenia brasiliensis, with distribution map.
- 1 2 GBIF.org: Naturalis Biodiversity Center — Occurrence Search Results for Dorstenia brasiliensis
- ↑ Berg, Cornelis C. (2001). "Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae), with Introductions to the Family and Ficus and with Additions and Corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7". Flora Neotropica. 83: 1–346.
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