Cymbopetalum
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| Cymbopetalum | |
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| flower of C. brasiliense | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Cymbopetalum Benth.[1] |
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Cymbopetalum is a genus of plant in family Annonaceae. The generic name derives from the Latin words cymba, meaning 'boat', and petalum, meaning 'petal'.
Plants in this genus are shrubs or small trees. The flowers are solitary with three sepals and six petals, appearing on the plant as single flowers in the leaf axils. The petals are arranged in two whorls of three, with the outer petals smaller than the inner ones. They have numerous stamens and carpels.[2]
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