Biology:Compsoneura

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Compsoneura
Compsoneura excelsa.jpg
Compsoneura excelsa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Myristicaceae
Genus: Compsoneura
(A.DC.) Warb.
Type species
Compsoneura sprucei
(A.DC.) Warb.

Compsoneura is a genus comprising 23 species of trees found in tropical lowland forests of the New World.[1][2] It can be distinguished from other Neotropical Myristicaceae by its conspicuous parallel tertiary venation that is nearly perpendicular to the costa.

References

  1. Compsoneura Warb. in GBIF Secretariat (2017). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-07-02.
  2. Tropicos, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden - http://www.tropicos.org/NameSearch.aspx?name=compsoneura

Wikidata ☰ Q15733493 entry