Oxossia hebepetala is shrub in the genus Oxossia (Passifloraceae).[1][2] It is native to the Caatinga of Bahria and Piauí, Brazil.[2][3]

Oxossia hebepetala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Genus: Oxossia
Species:
O. hebepetala
Binomial name
Oxossia hebepetala
(Urb.) L.Rocha
Synonyms
  • Turnera hebepetala Urb.

Oxossia hebepetala is distinguished from other members of Oxossia due to its con-color, obovate, dentate leaves, which have 1-4 pairs of teeth, and its seeds which lack a point depression.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Oxossia hebepetala (Urb.) L.Rocha | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  2. ^ a b "Detalha Taxon Publico". reflora.jbrj.gov.br. Retrieved 2023-06-21.
  3. ^ a b Rocha, Lamarck; Ribeiro, Patrícia Luz; Endress, Peter K.; Rapini, Alessandro (2019-08-01). "A brainstorm on the systematics of Turnera (Turneraceae, Malpighiales) caused by insights from molecular phylogenetics and morphological evolution". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 137: 44–63. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2019.04.015. ISSN 1055-7903. PMID 30999036.