Decaspermum fruticosum

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Decaspermum fruticosum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Genus: Decaspermum
Species:
D. fruticosum
Binomial name
Decaspermum fruticosum
Synonyms [1]
  • Decaspermum forsteriSeem. (1866), nom. superfl.
  • Nelitris forsteriSeem. (1866), nom. illeg.
  • Nelitris fruticosa(J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) A.Gray (1854)
  • Nelitris jambosellaGaertn. (1788), nom. illeg.
  • Psidium decaspermumL.f. (1782), nom. illeg.

Decaspermum fruticosum is a species of flowering plant in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. It is a tree or shrub native to the Samoan Islands, Society Islands, Tonga, and Wallis and Futuna. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Decaspermum fruticosum". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 September 2024.