Peridiscus

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Peridiscus is a small, little-known genus of flowering plants now placed in the family Lythraceae, comprising tropical trees or shrubs native to northern South America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant genus
taxon
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
conservationConcern poorly known
describedBy George Bentham NERFINISHED
distributionRegion Guiana Shield NERFINISHED
family Lythraceae NERFINISHED
floralOrganNumber variable perianth parts
flowerSymmetry radial symmetry
flowerType bisexual flowers
fruitType capsule
growthForm shrub
tree
habitat tropical forests
hasSpecies Peridiscus lucidus NERFINISHED
Peridiscus sp. nov. (unresolved) NERFINISHED
Peridiscus squamosus NERFINISHED
hasTaxonomicHistory reassigned from Peridiscaceae to Lythraceae
includedIn APG IV system NERFINISHED
isMonophyletic yes
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement alternate leaves
leafType simple leaves
namedBy George Bentham NERFINISHED
nativeTo Brazil NERFINISHED
Guyana NERFINISHED
Venezuela NERFINISHED
northern South America
order Myrtales NERFINISHED
ovaryPosition superior
photosyntheticPathway C3
pollination insect-pollinated
previousFamilyAssignment Peridiscaceae NERFINISHED
reproductiveStrategy sexual reproduction
seedDispersal gravity-dispersed
seedType endospermic seeds
taxonRank genus
typeSpecies Peridiscus lucidus NERFINISHED
woodyOrHerbaceous woody
yearDescribed 1862

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Lythraceae includesGenus Peridiscus