Benna alternifolia is a species of flowering plant in family Melastomataceae. It is a perennial evergreen herb up to 1.2 meters in diameter, endemic to Guinea's Benna Plateau from 300 to 800 meters elevation.[1]
| Benna alternifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Benna Burgt & Ver.-Lib. (2022) |
| Species: | B. alternifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Benna alternifolia Burgt & Ver.-Lib. (2022)
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It grows on vertical sandstone rock faces in deep shade with year-round moisture, in canyons 10–100 m deep or in the deep shade of trees.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b Benna alternifolia Burgt & Ver.-Lib. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 October 2023.