Lacunaria crenata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Ochnaceae |
Genus: | Lacunaria |
Species: | L. crenata
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Binomial name | |
Lacunaria crenata | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Lacunaria crenata is a species of flowering plant in the family Ochnaceae, native from Central America to Brazil. [1] It was first described by Edmond Tulasne in 1849 as Quiina crenata. [2]
Lacunaria crenata is native to Central America ( Costa Rica, Honduras and Nicaragua and Panama) and northern South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela). [1]
As of 2023 [update], Plants of the World Online accepted two subspecies: [1]
Lacunaria panamensis was assessed as " endangered" in the 1998 IUCN Red List, where it is said to be native only to Costa Rica, Honduras, and Panama. [3] As of February 2023 [update], L. panamensis was regarded as a synonym of L. crenata subsp. crenata, which has a much wider distribution, being found throughout the range of L. crenata. [4]