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Eucnide grandiflora

Scientific Name: Eucnide grandiflora

Family: Loasaceae

Category: Dicot

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Eucnide grandiflora

Eucnide grandiflora is the accepted scientific name for a species within the genus Eucnide. It is classified within the family Loasaceae, commonly known as the stickleaf family.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature:

  • Family: Loasaceae (also known as the brnnrevevxter family in some languages)
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Rank: Species
  • Synonym: Microsperma grandiflorum Groenl.
  • Alternative Scientific Name: Eucnide grandiflora (Groenl.) Rose

Distribution and Habitat:

  • The plant is found in lowland Oaxaca and Guatemala.
  • It grows on dry cliffs up to an altitude of 1000 meters.
  • Also found in Nicaragua.

Morphological Characteristics:

  • The plant habit is similar to that of a Pelargonium.

Related Species:

  • Other species within the Eucnide genus include: Eucnide aurea, Eucnide bartonioides, Eucnide cordata, Eucnide durangensis, Eucnide floribunda, Eucnide hirta, Eucnide hypomalaca, Eucnide lobata, Eucnide pringlei, Eucnide rupestris and Eucnide urens.

Further Information:

  • GRIN Taxonomy checklist
  • The Plant List
  • IPNI (International Plant Names Index)
  • Australian Plant Name Index
  • NYBG (New York Botanical Garden) Virtual Herbarium
  • Tropicos
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • ASU Vascular Plant Herbarium
  • Kew Gardens