Plocama pendula
Species of flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Plocama |
| Species: | P. pendula |
| Binomial name | |
| Plocama pendula Aiton | |
Plocama pendula is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae, endemic to the Canary islands.[1][2]: 260 It is a shrub growing up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in), with filiform (very narrow leaves) and minute flowers grouped near the tips of slender, pendulous branches. The fruit, a berry, is black.[2]
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Flowers and young fruit
References
- ^ "Flora de Canarias: Plocama pendula". Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ a b Bramwell, D.; Bramwell, Z. (2001). Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Rueda. ISBN 84-7207-129-4.
