Discocalyx megacarpa | |
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Leaves and fruits, Rota Island, CNMI | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Genus: | Discocalyx |
Species: | D. megacarpa |
Binomial name | |
Discocalyx megacarpa Merr. (1914) | |
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