Mansoa verrucifera

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Mansoa verrucifera
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Bignoniaceae
Genus: Mansoa
Species:
M. verrucifera
Binomial name
Mansoa verrucifera
Synonyms

Adenocalymma helicocalyx
Kuntze
Onohualcoa verrucifera
(Schltr.) A. H. Gentry

Mansoa verrucifera is a species of liana in the family Bignoniaceae. It is native to Mexico, Guyana, and Venezuela. [1] M. verrucifera bears long, narrow fruit, and has trifoliolate leaves that grow oppositely. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mansoa verrucifera (DC.) A. H. Gentry". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 21 June 2012.
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