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Whittonia
Sign in to saveWhittonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Peridiscaceae. It only contains one known species, Whittonia guianensis.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSaxifragales
- FamilyPeridiscaceae
General: : Peridiscus lucidus Benth and Whittonia guianensis Sandwith. Flower: ) (Peridiscus) or 7 (Whittonia), imbricate, reflexed when open Inflorescence: .) or fascicles (Whittonia Sandwith), bracteoles large and  Fruit: Fruit drupaceous (unknown in Whittonia)
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Whittonia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Peridiscaceae. It only contains one known species, Whittonia guianensis.
It is native to Guyana.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Whittonia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.