Iryanthera
Encyclopedia
Iryanthera is a flowering plant
genus
in the family
Myristicaceae
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Species
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Myristicaceae
Myristicaceae
Myristicaceae is the botanical name for a family of flowering plants. The family has been recognised by most taxonomists; it is sometimes called the "nutmeg family", after its most famous member, Nutmeg ....
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Species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
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- Iryanthera campinaeIryanthera campinaeIryanthera campinae is a species of plant in the Myristicaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-Source:* Rodrigues, W.A. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Iryanthera elliptica Ducke – sangretoro
- Iryanthera juruensis
- Iryanthera lancifolia Ducke – arbol camarón, cabo de hacha
- Iryanthera macrophylla
- Iryanthera megistocarpaIryanthera megistocarpaIryanthera megistocarpa is a species of plant in the Myristicaceae family. It is endemic to Panama. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Iryanthera obovataIryanthera obovataIryanthera obovata is a species of plant in the Myristicaceae family. It is endemic to Brazil.-Source:* Rodrigues, W.A. 1998. . Downloaded on 22 August 2007....
- Iryanthera ulei