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
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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]