Cariniana penduliflora
| Cariniana penduliflora | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Lecythidaceae |
| Genus: | Cariniana |
| Species: | C. penduliflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Cariniana penduliflora | |
Cariniana penduliflora is a species of woody plant in the family Lecythidaceae. It is known from only a single specimen collected in Rondônia, Brazil.
Taxonomy and history
Cariniana penduliflora was described by British botanist Ghillean Prance in 1976 based on a single specimen collected from an area of disturbed forest in Rondônia in November of 1968.[2] The species is known only from this original specimen.[3]
References
- ↑ Amorim, E. & Gomes, M. (2025). "Cariniana penduliflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (in Portuguese). 2025 e.T33318A214232905. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-2.RLTS.T33318A214232905.pt. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ Prance, Ghillean T.; Anderson, Anthony B. (1976). "Two New Species of Amazonian Lecythidaceae". Brittonia. 28 (3): 298–302. doi:10.2307/2805791.
- ↑ Catenacci, Fernanda Silveira; Simon, Marcelo Fragomeni (2017). "A checklist of Lecythidaceae in the upper Madeira River, Rondônia, Brazil with comments on diversity and conservation". Brittonia. 69 (4): 447–456. doi:10.1007/s12228-017-9482-4.