Moquilea fasciculata

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Moquilea fasciculata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Moquilea
Species:
M. fasciculata
Binomial name
Moquilea fasciculata
(Prance) Sothers & Prance [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Licania fasciculataPrance

Moquilea fasciculata is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Panama. [3]

Moquilea fasciculata grows to a height of 12 m, with leaves between 9 cm and 13.5 cm long and flowers 6–7 mm in length, with densely clustered inflorescences. [4]

It was first described in 1978 as Licania fasciculata by the botanist Ghillean Prance. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Condit, R. (2022). "Moquilea fasciculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2022 e.T32657A197786626. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32657A197786626.en . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. 1 2 "Moquilea fasciculata (Prance) Sothers & Prance". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ↑ "L. fasciculata Prance". Universidad de Panamá. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  4. ↑ Prance, Ghillean T. (8 March 1989). "Chrysobalanaceae". Flora Neotropica. 9. New York Botanical Garden Press: 24–26. ISSN   0071-5794. JSTOR   4393681.
  5. ↑ Prance, G. T. (1978). New and interesting species of Chrysobalanaceae. Acta Amazonica 8(4) 577-89.


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