Amphitecna latifolia

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Amphitecna latifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Amphitecna
Species:
A. latifolia
Binomial name
Amphitecna latifolia
(Mill.) A.H.Gentry 1976

Amphitecna latifolia is a species of plant in the family Bignoniaceae from Belize and Costa Rica. [1]

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References

  1. "Name - Amphitecna latifolia Cárdenas". Tropicos. 2019-08-04. Retrieved 2019-08-04.