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Project Name Data (Last Modified On 7/25/2013)
 

Flora Data (Last Modified On 7/25/2013)
Genus Bravaisia DC.
PlaceOfPublication Rev. Bignon. in Bibl. Univ. Geneve Ser. 2 17: 117-136. 1838.
Note TYPE: B. floribunda DC.
Description 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.
Habit Shrubs or trees
Distribution Five species are found in Mexico, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela, and the West Indies.
 
 
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