Discocalyx megacarpa

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Discocalyx megacarpa
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Leaves and fruits, Rota Island, CNMI
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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)

Discocalyx megacarpa (Chamorro: ottot) is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Guam and the islands of Rota and Saipan within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is an understorey shrub, growing to 2 m tall, with lanceolate green leaves, paniculate, cream-coloured, unisexual flowers, and globose, red fruits each containing a single large ribbed seed. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "Discocalyx megacarpa | University of Guam".
  2. Raulerson, L., & A. Rinehart. Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands. 1992.