Unonopsis floribunda

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Unonopsis floribunda
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Unonopsis
Species:
U. floribunda
Binomial name
Unonopsis floribunda

Unonopsis floribunda is a tree with dark bark that produces black fruit and red latex. [1] It was first described by Ludwig Diels. [2] It has been documented from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, and Peru. [3]

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References

  1. Umberto Quattrocchi (2012). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology. CRC Press. p. 3840. ISBN   978-1420080445.
  2. "Unonopsis floribunda Diels". The Plant List . Retrieved March 29, 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  3. "Unonopsis floribunda". Encyclopedia of Life . Retrieved March 29, 2014.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)