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Warszewiczia
Sign in to saveWarszewiczia (or Warscewiczia) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are primarily tropical Central and South American trees and shrubs. Perhaps the most famous member of the genus is W. coccinea (chaconia), which is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago.
Species
Pride of Trinidad
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderGentianales
- FamilyRubiaceae
Warszewiczia es un género de plantas con flores del orden de las Gentianales de la familia de las Rubiaceae.[1] se encuentra en Centroamérica y Sudamérica. Especies más conocidas Warszewiczia coccinea Warszewiczia longistaminea Warszewiczia schwackei Warszewiczia uxpanapensis Referencias ↑ Warszewiczia en PlantList
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 73
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, NY, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), IAC, CAS, JBRJ
- Recorded in
- Colombia, Brazil, Brasil, Trinidad And Tobago, Mexico, Bolivia, Peru, Trinidad & Tobago
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Encyclopedic overview
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Warszewiczia (or Warscewiczia) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. They are primarily tropical Central and South American trees and shrubs. Perhaps the most famous member of the genus is W. coccinea (chaconia), which is the national flower of Trinidad and Tobago.
==Description== The inflorescences show leaf-shaped, bright-colored calycophylls, expanded foliaceous structures made from floral petaloids with enlarged showy calyx-lobes. Their main task is to attract pollinators.
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