| Oxossia pernambucensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. pernambucensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia pernambucensis (Urb.) L.Rocha | |
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Oxossia pernambucensis is a shrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae). [1] [2] It is native to the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil. [3] The species is currently represented by a single population and thus is currently classified as critically endangered. [4]
Similar to other members of the genus, O. pernambucensis has white distylous flowers. [2] It flowers from May to January and seeds are dispersed by ants. [4] Morphologically, it is similar to O. capitata and O. dasystla. [4] It can be distinguished from other members of the genus by its fruit which are punctate and lack an apical horn-like appendix. [2] [4]
