VIRBOGA - Byrsonima sericea

Inflorescence; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Germer Sonja

Infructescence; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Germer Sonja

Habit; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Germer Sonja

Bark; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Germer Sonja

Upper and lower surface of leaf; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Germer Sonja

Identifier: 2592
Date of entry: 12.04.2023
Last update: 12.04.2023

Common name

Portuguese: Murici arbóreo, Murici da praia

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

Order: Polygalales (14)

Family: Malpighiaceae (8)(family description)

Genus: Byrsonima (4)

Epithet: sericea DC. (2)

sericea => silky, covered with silky pubescence

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