Mitrephora samarensis
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| Mitrephora samarensis | |
|---|---|
| Photograph of an herbarium specimen of Mitrephora samarensis[1] | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Magnoliales |
| Family: | Annonaceae |
| Genus: | Mitrephora |
| Species: | M. samarensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Mitrephora samarensis | |
Mitrephora samarensis is a species of plant in the family Annonaceae. It is native to the Philippines.[3] Elmer Drew Merrill, the American botanist who first formally described the species, named it after Samar, the third largest island in the Philippines, where the sample he examined was collected.