Lindackeria paraensis
Kuhlm.
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Field Museum of Natural History - Botany Department | GDI 2013-2015
Description
A shrub or small tree. It grows 3-6 m tall. The trunk is 14 cm across. The leaves are oblong and 10-24 cm long by 5-12 cm wide. They taper 1.5-2.5 cm long at the tip. The base can be rounded. The fruit is a red-brown capsule when ripe. There are several seeds 1 cm long.
Distribution
It is a tropical plant. It grows in lowland forests.
Where It Grows
Amazon, Brazil, South America,
Notes
Also put in the Flacourtiaceae.
Synonyms
Oncoba paraensis (Kuhlm.) S. Hul & Breteler
