Flower; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Petrolândia Pernambuco, Brazil; 3/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 2057 Date of entry: 07.02.2013 Last update: 11.01.2020
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Malvales (81)
Family: Malvaceae (61)(family description)
Genus: Herissantia (2)
Epithet: crispa (L.) Brizicky (2)
crispa => curled closely, crested
Climate: tropical
Habit: herb
Flower colour: white
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