Posoqueria latifolia: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Gentianales
- Family
- Rubiaceae
- Genus
- Posoqueria
- Species
- Posoqueria latifolia
- Scientific Name
- Posoqueria latifolia
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Posoqueria latifolia
Posoqueria latifolia, also known as Needle Flower Tree, is a species of shrub or tree in the family Rubiaceae native to the region spanning from Mexico to tropical South America. Its most remarkable feature is the floral tube of the white flower, which is only 2 or 3 mm wide, but up to 17 cm (6.7 in) long. It is pollinated by a sphinx moth.
...Posoqueria latifolia in languages:
- Portuguese
- Baga-de-macaco
- Portuguese
- grão-de-guariba
Images from inaturalist.org observations:
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