Wunderlichia mirabilis
Wunderlichia mirabilis is a plant species endemic to the highlands of east-central Brazil. It is known from the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, and São Paulo.[1][2]
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W. mirabilis is a branching tree up to 5 m tall. Leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate, thick, and leathery. Flower heads have a large urn-shaped receptacle with whitish, tomentose phyllaries tapering toward the tip. Flowers are wind-pollinated.[1][3]
References
- Souza-Buturi, Fátima Otavina. 2011. Systematics of Wunderlichia Riedel. ex Benth. FAPESP South American Compositae Meeting
- Pruski, J. F. 2003. Compositae News: Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912-2003); James C. Parks (1942-2002); John Beaman Receives José Cuatrecasas Medal. Compositae Newsletter 40: 64–68.
- Martius, Carl (Karl) Friedrich Philipp von. 1884. Flora Brasiliensis 6(3): 343.
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