| Oxossia maracasana | |
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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: | Oxossia |
| Species: | O. maracasana |
| Binomial name | |
| Oxossia maracasana (Arbo) L.Rocha | |
| Synonyms | |
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Oxossia maracasana is a shrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae). It is native the Caatinga regions and Atlantic forest near Bahia, Brazil. It has white heterostylous flowers.
Oxossia maracasana can be distinguished from other members of Oxossia due to its 0.2-0.3m extrafloral nectaries that are accompanied by a pair of leaves or leaves are absent. Additionally, it has a 7-9 mm calyx and 11-14 mm long corolla.
As of 2017, O. maracasana is considered endangered.
Images
Images of Oxossia maracasana from the Brazilian government. Image 1 Image 2 Image 3
References
- "Oxossia maracasana (Arbo) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ "Detalha Taxon Publico". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
- ^ Rocha, Lamarck; Ribeiro, Patrícia Luz; Endress, Peter K.; Rapini, Alessandro (2019-08-01). "A brainstorm on the systematics of Turnera (Turneraceae, Malpighiales) caused by insights from molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 137: 44–63. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.015. ISSN 1055-7903.
- Lista do grau de ameaça das espécies de Flora e Fauna do estado da Bahia
- SiBBr. "Species: Turnera maracasana". ala-bie.sibbr.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Oxossia maracasana | |
| Turnera maracasana | |