Clusia alata
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| Clusia alata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Genus: | Clusia |
| Species: | C. alata |
| Binomial name | |
| Clusia alata | |
Clusia alata is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. It is a tree with distinctly obovate leaves and cream colored and 5-petaled flowers.
It is native to Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, where it grows in montane rain forests from 500 to 3,500 meters elevation and generally above 1,000 meters.[1]
The species was described by Jules Émile Planchon and José Jerónimo Triana in 1860.[2]
