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Roussea simplex
Sign in to saveRoussea simplex is a woody climber of 4–6 m high, that is endemic to the mountain forest of Mauritius. It is the only species of the genus Roussea, which is assigned to the family Rousseaceae. It has opposing, entire, obovate, green leaves, with modest teeth towards the tip and mostly pentamerous, drooping flowers with yellowish recurved tepals, and a purse-shaped orange corolla with strongly recurved narrowly triangular lobes.
Species
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderAsterales
- FamilyRousseaceae
General: Restricted to the island of Mauritius, Roussea simplex
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 50
- With media
- 51
- Family
- Rousseaceae
- Collections
- NY, MO, MNHN, GH, K, B
- Recorded in
- RéUnion, Mauritius, Ile Maurice, Maurice, [Maurice], Ile De France [Maurice], Isle De Bourbon
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Description
- Stems and leaves
- Flowers
- Taxonomy
- Taxonomic history
- Modern classification
- Phylogeny
- Reassigned species
- Etymology
- Distribution and habitat
- Ecology
- Pests and diseases
- Conservation
- References
Roussea simplex is a woody climber of 4–6 m high, that is endemic to the mountain forest of Mauritius. It is the only species of the genus Roussea, which is assigned to the family Rousseaceae. It has opposing, entire, obovate, green leaves, with modest teeth towards the tip and mostly pentamerous, drooping flowers with yellowish recurved tepals, and a purse-shaped orange corolla with strongly recurved narrowly triangular lobes.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Roussea simplex” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.