Picconia
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Picconia is a genus of flowering plant
s in the family Oleaceae
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s in the family Oleaceae
Oleaceae
Oleaceae are a family containing 24 extant genera and around 600 species of mesophytic shrubs, trees and occasionally vines. As shrubs, members of this family may be twine climbers, or scramblers.-Leaves:...
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Species
- Picconia azoricaPicconia azoricaPicconia azorica is a species of Picconia, endemic to the Azores, west of Portugal. It is threatened by habitat loss.It is an evergreen shrub or small tree growing to 8 m tall, present on coastal and medium altitude forests. The leaves are opposite, simple, with an entire margin. The fruit is a...
- endemic to the archipelago of the AzoresAzoresThe Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the... - Picconia excelsaPicconia excelsaPicconia excelsa is a species of Picconia, endemic to Macaronesia, occurring on the Canary Islands and Madeira .-Description:...
- tree up to 15m; Madeira, Canaries