Loewia glutinosa is a species of shrub from East Kenya belonging to the family Passifloraceae.[2], Ethopia, and Somalia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Passifloraceae |
| Genus: | Loewia |
| Species: | L. glutinosa
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| Binomial name | |
| Loewia glutinosa Urb.
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L. glutinosa can grow up to 3 meters and has orange flowers.[2] Flowers can be distylous or homostylous.[3] Leaf size and shape varies across regions.[2] Colloquially it is called rumassan (Somali).[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Loewia glutinosa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 November 2022.
- ^ a b c "Loewia glutinosa in Global Plants on JSTOR". plants.jstor.org. Retrieved 2022-11-15.
- ^ Shore, Joel S.; Arbo, Maria M.; Fernández, Aveliano (2006). "Breeding system variation, genetics and evolution in the Turneraceae". New Phytologist. 171 (3): 539–551. doi:10.1111/j.1469-8137.2006.01807.x. hdl:11336/41821. ISSN 0028-646X. PMID 16866957.
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