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Morisonia heterophylla

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Morisonia heterophylla
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Morisonia
Species:
M. heterophylla
Binomial name
Morisonia heterophylla
(Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng (2018)
Synonyms[2]
  • Capparis heterophylla Ruiz & Pav. ex DC. (1824)
  • Cynophalla heterophylla (Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Iltis & Cornejo (2008)

Morisonia heterophylla is a species of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae. It is native to Ecuador and Peru.[2] Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Cornejo, X.; Espinoza, C.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Capparis heterophylla". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43565A10806643. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43565A10806643.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b Morisonia heterophylla (Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.) Christenh. & Byng. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 December 2023.