Visnea
Sign in to saveVisnea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in family Pentaphylacaceae. The genus contains a single species, Visnea mocanera a tree native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.
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Visnea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in family Pentaphylacaceae. The genus contains a single species, Visnea mocanera a tree native to the Canary Islands and Madeira.
The fruits of the tree (known as Mocan) are edible.
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Madeira
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tracheophyte
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Conservation dependent plantsFlora of MadeiraFlora of the Canary IslandsIUCN Red List least concern speciesMonotypic Ericales generaPentaphylacaceaePlants described in 1782Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus the YoungerTaxonbars of monotypic genera missing species on WikidataTaxonbars with multiple manual Wikidata itemsTaxonomy articles created by Polbot