Inflorescence, close-up; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 4/2012 © Jörn Germer
Inflorescence; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 4/2012 © Jörn Germer
Upper and lower surface of leaf; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 4/2012 © Jörn Germer
Habit; Botanical Garden, Brasilia, DF, Brazil; 4/2012 © Jörn Germer
Identifier: 1885 Date of entry: 10.04.2012 Last update: 27.07.2024
Portuguese: Chuva-de-ouro
Kingdom: Plantae (2713)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2628)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2216)
Order: Malpighiales (120)
Family: Malpighiaceae (9)(family description)
Genus: Lophanthera (1)
Epithet: lactescens Ducke (1)
lactescens => having sap that turns milky
Climate: tropical
Habit: tree
Flower colour: yellow
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