Oxossia calyptrocarpa
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| Oxossia calyptrocarpa | |
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| Flower (L-morph) of Oxossia calyptrocarpa | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. calyptrocarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia calyptrocarpa (Urb.) L.Rocha | |
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Oxossia calyptrocarpa, a member of Turneroideae (Passifloraceae), is a shrub native to the wet tropics of eastern Brazil.[1] It is found in the Caatinga, Cerrado, and Atlantic forest.[2] It is 0.2-2.5 meter tall with highly plastic leaves and white to lilac flowers.[3][4] It is a heterostylous species.[2]
It was previously classified as Turnera, however, phylogenetic analysis supported its classification as Oxossia.[5]
