| Oxossia albicans | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. albicans |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia albicans (Urb.) L.Rocha | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oxossia albicans is a subshrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae subfamily Turneroideae). [1] It is native to the wet tropics of eastern Brazil, specifically the Atlantic forest. [1] [2] [3]
It is 40–80 cm tall and has yellow heterostylous flowers. [3]
Previously, O. albicans was classified as Turnera, however, recent phylogenetic analyses justified its classification as Oxossia. [4]
As of 2017, O. albicans is classified as endangered. [5] [6]