Oxossia spicata is a shrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae).[1][2] It is native to the Atlantic Rainforest of Espírito Santo, Brazil.[2] The species is known from three different populations, however, additional field work is needed to determine the conservation status of O. spicata.[3]
| Oxossia spicata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. spicata
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| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia spicata (L.Rocha & Arbo) L.Rocha
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Similar to other members of the genus, O. spicata has white distylous flowers.[3] It closely resembles T. albicans, but differs in location and sessile flowers and simple tector trichomes.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Oxossia spicata (L.Rocha & Arbo) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ a b "Flora e Funga do Brasil". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
- ^ a b c Rocha, Lamarck; Arbo, Maria Mercedes; Ribeiro, PatríCia Luz (2018-03-09). "Turnera spicata: a new species of Turneraceae (Passifloraceae s.l.) from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest". Phytotaxa. 343 (2): 167. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.343.2.7. ISSN 1179-3163.
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