Morisonia heterophylla

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Morisonia heterophylla
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Morisonia
Species:
M. heterophylla
Binomial name
Morisonia heterophylla
(Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng (2018)
Synonyms [2]
  • Capparis heterophyllaRuiz & Pav. ex DC. (1824)
  • Cynophalla heterophylla(Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Iltis & Cornejo (2008)

Morisonia heterophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru. [2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Cornejo, X.; Espinoza, C.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Capparis heterophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2003 e.T43565A10806643. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43565A10806643.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Morisonia heterophylla (Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 5 December 2023.