Flacourtia latifolia

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Flacourtia latifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Flacourtia
Species:
F. latifolia
Binomial name
Flacourtia latifolia
(Hook.f. & Thomson) T.Cooke
Synonyms [2]
  • Flacourtia ramontchi var. latifoliaHook.f. & Thomson
  • Myroxylon latifolium(Hook.f. & Thomson) Kuntze
  • Xylosma latifoliaHook.f. & Thomson

Flacourtia latifolia, synonym Xylosma latifolia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae. It is native to Karnataka and Kerala in India. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Xylosma latifolium". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998: e.T38777A10143932. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T38777A10143932.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. "Flacourtia latifolia (Hook.f. & Thomson) T.Cooke". The International Plant Names Index . Retrieved 16 February 2023.