Podandrogyne brevipedunculata is a species of plant in the Capparaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Podandrogyne brevipedunculata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Brassicales |
Family: | Cleomaceae |
Genus: | Podandrogyne |
Species: | P. brevipedunculata
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Binomial name | |
Podandrogyne brevipedunculata Cochrane
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Plant is 0.3-2m tall, stems simple or few-branched, somewhat succulent. Leaves 3-5-foliolate; petioles 2-21 cm long, strong leaf veination. Green legume-like fruits that dehisce. [2]
References
edit- ^ Cornejo, X.; Espinoza, C.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Podandrogyne brevipedunculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43566A10806922. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43566A10806922.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ Cochrane, Theodore S. (1977). "Podandrogyne Brevipedunculata (capparidaceae), a New Species from Ecuador". Selbyana. 2 (1): 32–36. ISSN 0361-185X.