Cariniana penduliflora
| Cariniana penduliflora | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Cariniana |
| Species: | C. penduliflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Cariniana penduliflora | |
Cariniana penduliflora is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is known from only a single specimen collected in Rondônia, Brazil.
Taxonomy and history
Cariniana penduliflora was described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1976 based on a single specimen collected from an area of disturbed forest in Rondônia in November of 1968.[2] The species is known only from this original specimen.[3]
References
- ^ Pires O'Brien, J. (1998). "Cariniana penduliflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33318A9775294. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33318A9775294.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ Prance, Ghillean T.; Anderson, Anthony B. (1976). "Two New Species of Amazonian Lecythidaceae". Brittonia. 28 (3): 298–302. doi:10.2307/2805791.
- ^ Catenacci, Fernanda Silveira; Simon, Marcelo Fragomeni (2017). "A checklist of Lecythidaceae in the upper Madeira River, Rondônia, Brazil with comments on diversity and conservation". Brittonia. 69 (4): 447–456. doi:10.1007/s12228-017-9482-4.