Fraunhofera
| Fraunhofera | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Celastrales |
| Family: | Celastraceae |
| Genus: | Fraunhofera Mart.[1] |
| Species: | F. multiflora
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| Binomial name | |
| Fraunhofera multiflora | |
Fraunhofera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. It has only one species, Fraunhofera multiflora, called pau branco, which is a Brazilian endemic.[2][3] Found in deciduous forests of Brazil, they are little-studied shrubs or trees, and only immature fruit have ever been observed.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. (Martius) 3(2): 85, t. 235 (1831)
- ^ "Fraunhofera". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (21 September 2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 257. ISBN 9780123969545.
- ^ Kubitzki, Klaus (11 November 2013). Flowering Plants. Dicotyledons: Celastrales, Oxalidales, Rosales, Cornales, Ericales. Springer. p. 46. ISBN 9783662072578.