Stemmadenia obovata

Stemmadenia obovata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Genus: Stemmadenia
Species: S. obovata
Binomial name
Stemmadenia obovata

Stemmadenia obovata is an evergreen tree from the Apocynaceae family. It is similar to Stemmadenia donnell-smithii, except that its leaves and flowers are larger and its fruit is smaller.[1]

References

  1. ^ Foster, M.S. & McDiarmid, R.M. (1983). "Costa Rican Natural History". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 2012-05-17. 
Last modified on 18 May 2012, at 14:09