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Brownea leucantha

Brownea leucantha
Photo: Jacquin, Nikolaus Joseph; Mathiae Andreae Schmidt., Public domain
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
Venezuela, Peru
Climate
wet tropical

About

Brownea leucantha, called roso blanco, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Brownea, native to Peru and Venezuela. It is the emblematic state tree of Miranda, Venezuela. It can be distinguished from other members of its genus by its white flowers.

Other Brownea plants

Scarlet Flame Bean · Brownea enricii · Rose Of Venezuela · Flame Tree · Brownea rosa-de-monte · Brownea santanderensis · Brownea

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Brownea leucantha by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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