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Omphalea triandra

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Species of flowering plant

Omphalea triandra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Omphalea
Species: O. triandra
Binomial name
Omphalea triandra
L.

Omphalea triandra, also known as Jamaican cobnut and pop nut is a plant species endemic to Jamaica and Haiti.

Larvae of certain species of moths of the genus Urania feed on the leaves of Omphalea triandra.

References

  1. Encyclopædia Britannica
  2. Texas Entomology - Urania Natural History

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Taxon identifiers
Omphalea triandra
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