Siparuna vasqueziana

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Siparuna vasqueziana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae,
Magnoliids

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

Siparuna vasqueziana is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to 5 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in Amazonian Peru. It can be distinguished from all other Siparuna species by its yellow flowers with exceptionally long tepals.

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