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Oxossia pernambucensis is a shrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae). It is native to the Atlantic Rainforest of Brazil. The species is currently represented by a single population and thus is currently classified as critically endangered.
Similar to other members of the genus, O. pernambucensis has white distylous flowers. It flowers from May to January and seeds are dispersed by ants. Morphologically, it is similar to O. capitata and O. dasystla. It can be distinguished from other members of the genus by its fruit which are punctate and lack an apical horn-like appendix.
Oxossia albicans · Oxossia annularis · Oxossia calyptrocarpa · Oxossia capitata · Oxossia dasystyla · Oxossia hatschbachii · Oxossia hebepetala · Oxossia maracasana · Oxossia marmorata · Oxossia princeps · Oxossia rubrobracteata · Oxossia schomburgkiana
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oxossia pernambucensis 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.
