(Last Modified On 7/25/2013)
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(Last Modified On 7/25/2013)
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Genus
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Bravaisia DC.
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PlaceOfPublication
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Rev. Bignon. in Bibl. Univ. Geneve Ser. 2 17: 117-136. 1838.
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Note
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TYPE: B. floribunda DC.
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Description
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Shrubs or trees. Leaves ovate to ovate elliptic, apically acute to acuminate, petiolate, the margins entire to slightly undulate. Inf lorescences terminal in compact leafy panicles. Flowers subtended by a pair of bracts; calyx 5-merous, subcoriaceous; corolla white, yellow or purplish with a short tube and campanu- late throat, 5-lobed, subequal; stamens 4, the anther cells 2, contiguous, spurred at the base. Capsules with 4-8 seeds.
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Habit
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Shrubs or trees
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Distribution
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Five species are found in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and the West Indies.
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