Brownea rosa-de-monte

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Brownea rosa-de-monte
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Brownea
Species:
B. rosa-de-monte
Binomial name
Brownea rosa-de-monte
Synonyms [2]
  • Brownea coccinea Loefl. ex Griseb.
  • Brownea rosa Pers.
  • Brownea rosea Otto
  • Brownea speciosa Rchb. ex DC.
  • Hermesias speciosa (Rchb. ex DC.) Kuntze

Brownea rosa-de-monte is a tree in the family Fabaceae, native to Central America and Colombia. Its flowers may bloom for a duration of just one night. [3]

Distribution and habitat

Brownea rosa-de-monte is native to Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Panama and Colombia. Its habitat is in rainforest. [1] In Colombia, it is found at altitudes from sea level to 1,100 m (3,600 ft). [2]

References

  1. 1 2 Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI).; IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Brownea rosa-de-monte". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019 e.T144261802A149021039. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144261802A149021039.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 "Brownea rosa-de-monte". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 19 June 2020.
  3. ↑ Endress, Peter K. (1996). Diversity and Evolutionary Biology of Tropical Flowers. Cambridge University Press. p. 207. ISBN   978-0-521-56510-3 . Retrieved 19 June 2020.


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