Dorstenia elata

Dorstenia elata
University of California Botanical Garden
Dorstenia elata, Plant of the family Moraceae, Brazil
Dorstenia elata, Plant of the family Moraceae, Brazil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Tribe: Dorstenieae
Genus: Dorstenia
Species: D. elata
Binomial name
Dorstenia elata
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Synonyms

Dorstenia longifolia Moric.
Dorstenia plumeriifolia Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
Dorstenia sucrei Carauta

Dorstenia elata is a species of herb in the Moraceae plant family .

Description

The plant is native to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of southeastern Brazil.[1]

It is found in the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro.

Dorstenia elata is an Endangered species.

References

  1. Berg, Cornelis C. (2001). "Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae), with Introductions to the Family and Ficus and with Additions and Corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7". Flora Neotropica. 83: 1–346.


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