Dorstenia brasiliensis

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Dorstenia brasiliensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Dorstenia
Species:
D. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Dorstenia brasiliensis
Synonyms

Dorstenia tubicina Ruiz & Pav.
Dorstenia brasiliensisLam. var. tubicina(Ruiz & Pav.) Chodat & Vischer
Dorstenia pernambucana Arruda
Dorstenia infundibuliformis Lodd.
Dorstenia montevidensis Fielding & Gardner
Dorstenia tomentosa Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Dorstenia brasiliensisLam. var. tomentosa(Fisch. & C.A.Mey.) Hassl.
Dorstenia brasiliensisLam. var. major Chodat
Dorstenia tubicinaLam. var. genuina f. major(Chodat) Hassl.
Dorstenia montana Herzog
Dorstenia brasiliensisLam. var. palustrisHassl.
Dorstenia tubicinaRuiz & Pav. var. opifera(Mart.) Hassl. f. subexcentricaHassl.
Dorstenia brasiliensisLam. var. guaraniticaChodat & Vischer
Dorstenia brasiliensisLam. f. balansaeChodat
Dorstenia sabanensis Cuatrec.
Dorstenia heringeri Carauta & C.Valente
Dorstenia schulziiCarauta, C.Valente & D.S.D.Araujo
Dorstenia amazonicaCarauta, C.Valente & O.M.Barth

Contents

Dorstenia brasiliensis is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Moraceae of the order Rosales.

Distribution

The plant is native to northeastern and central South America, across most of Brazil, [1] [2] [3]

Areas it is found include: the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado ecoregions; and off the northeast coast on Trinidad and Tobago. [1] [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 GBIF.org: Checklist View for Dorstenia brasiliensis, with distribution map.
  2. 1 2 GBIF.org: Naturalis Biodiversity Center — Occurrence Search Results for Dorstenia brasiliensis
  3. ↑ Berg, Cornelis C. (2001). "Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae), with Introductions to the Family and Ficus and with Additions and Corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7". Flora Neotropica. 83: 1–346.


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