| Oxossia dasystyla | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. dasystyla |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia dasystyla (Urb.) L.Rocha | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oxossia dasystyla is a shrub native to southeast Brazil. [1] [2] It is native to the jungles and surrounding fields of Minas Gerais; specifically the Caatinga and Atlantic Forest. [3]
Oxossia dasystyla has white "horny" homostylous racemous flowers and reddish glabrous branches. [3] It is semidecidous, flowers in December, and fruit sets in January. [3] It differs from other members of Oxossia due to its ovate leaves, petals without ligules, and ovate bracts. [4]
