Forsteronia
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Forsteronia is a genus of plant
in family Apocynaceae
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Apocynaceae
Apocynaceae
The Apocynaceae or dogbane family is a family of flowering plants that includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and lianas.Many species are tall trees found in tropical rainforests, and most are from the tropics and subtropics, but some grow in tropical dry, xeric environments. There are also perennial herbs...
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Species include:
- Forsteronia pycnothyrsusForsteronia pycnothyrsusForsteronia pycnothyrsus is a species of plant in the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador.-Source:* Romero-Saltos, H. & Pitman, N. 2003. . Downloaded on 21 August 2007....
, K. Schum. ex Woodson - Forsteronia portoricensisForsteronia portoricensisForsteronia portoricensis is a species of flowering plant in the Forsteronia genus of the Apocynaceae family. It is endemic to Puerto Rico, and typically grows in moist regions of woods, thickets, or forests. It can reach a maximum length of 7 metres, and produces a large quantity of red flowers....
Woods, 1934