Inflorescence; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Sonja Germer
Infructescence; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Sonja Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Sonja Germer
Bark; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Sonja Germer
Habit; Restinga de Massambaba, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; 3/2016 © Sonja Germer
Identifier: 2592 Date of entry: 23.01.2020 Last update: 23.01.2020
Portuguese: Murici arbóreo, Murici da praia
Kingdom: Plantae (2635)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2573)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2146)
Order: Malpighiales (111)
Family: Malpighiaceae (8)(family description)
Genus: Byrsonima (4)
Epithet: sericea DC. (2)
sericea => silky, covered with silky pubescence
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree, arborescent
Flower colour: yellow
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