Alzatea
| Alzatea | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Alzateaceae S.A.Graham |
| Genus: | Alzatea Pav.
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| Species: | A. verticillata
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| Binomial name | |
| Alzatea verticillata Ruiz & Pav.
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Alzatea verticillata is a small
Neotropics. It inhabits moist submontane forests from Costa Rica and Panama in Central America south to Peru and Bolivia in tropical South America. It is the sole species of genus Alzatea and family
Alzateaceae.
Description
Alzatea verticillata has opposite, obovate or elliptical leaves. Its flowers are
actinomorphic and bisexual, and lack a corolla. The flowers and fruit are similar to the Myrtaceae but the ovary is superior. The fruit is a loculicidal capsule.[1]
The closest relatives of Alzatea are in the families
Rhynchocalycaceae of southern Africa
.
References
- ISBN 9781554072064.
- Schönenberger, Jürg and Conti, Elena. Molecular phylogeny and floral evolution of Penaeaceae, Oliniaceae, Rhynchocalycaceae, and Alzateaceae (Myrtales). American Journal of Botany. 2003;90:293-309.
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