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Oxossia princeps

Family
Turneraceae (Turner family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Oxossia princeps is a subshrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae). It is native to the savanna of Minas Gerais, Brazil. It is considered "rare", but its conservation classification is currently unknown.

Similar to other members of the genus, O. princeps has white distylous flowers. It can be distinguished from other members of the genus by its elliptic obovate leaves.

Other Oxossia plants

Oxossia albicans · Oxossia annularis · Oxossia calyptrocarpa · Oxossia capitata · Oxossia dasystyla · Oxossia hatschbachii · Oxossia hebepetala · Oxossia maracasana · Oxossia marmorata · Oxossia pernambucensis · Oxossia rubrobracteata · Oxossia schomburgkiana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Oxossia princeps 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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