Dorstenia elata

Dorstenia elata
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Dorstenia elata, Plant of the family Moraceae, Brazil
Dorstenia elata, Plant of the family Moraceae, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Dorstenieae
Genus: Dorstenia
Species: D. elata
Binomial name
Dorstenia elata
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Synonyms

Dorstenia longifolia Moric.
Dorstenia plumeriifolia Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Dorstenia sucrei Carauta

Dorstenia elata is a species of herb in the Moraceae plant family .

Description

The plant is native to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil.[1]

It is found in the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro.

Dorstenia elata is an Endangered species.

References

  1. ↑ Berg, Cornelis C. (2001). "Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae), with Introductions to the Family and Ficus and with Additions and Corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7". Flora Neotropica. 83: 1–346.


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