Siparuna calantha

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Siparuna calantha
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae,
Magnoliids

Order: Laurales
Family: Siparunaceae
Genus: Siparuna
Species: S. calantha
Binomial name
Siparuna calantha
Renner & Hausner 2000

Siparuna calantha is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to around 10 m in height. It is found only in the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia. It is similar to Siparuna petiolaris but differs in having much broader leaves.

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