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Moquilea fasciculata

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Moquilea fasciculata
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Moquilea
Species:
M. fasciculata
Binomial name
Moquilea fasciculata
(Prance) Sothers & Prance[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Licania fasciculata Prance

Moquilea fasciculata is a species of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It is endemic to Panama.[3]

Moquilea fasciculata grows to a height of 12 m, with leaves between 9 cm and 13.5 cm long and flowers 6–7 mm in length, with densely clustered inflorescences.[4]

It was first described in 1978 as Licania fasciculata by the botanist Ghillean Prance.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Condit, R. (2022). "Moquilea fasciculata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T32657A197786626. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T32657A197786626.en. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Moquilea fasciculata (Prance) Sothers & Prance". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  3. ^ "L. fasciculata Prance". Universidad de Panamá. Archived from the original on 19 November 2015. Retrieved 15 March 2013.
  4. ^ Prance, Ghillean T. (8 March 1989). "Chrysobalanaceae". Flora Neotropica. 9. New York Botanical Garden Press: 24–26. ISSN 0071-5794. JSTOR 4393681.
  5. ^ Prance, G. T. (1978). New and interesting species of Chrysobalanaceae. Acta Amazonica 8(4) 577-89.
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