Brownea leucantha
Botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Brownea
Species:
B. leucantha
Binomial name
Brownea leucantha
Synonyms[2]

Hermesias leucantha Kuntze

Brownea leucantha, called roso blanco, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Brownea, native to Peru and Venezuela.[2] It is the emblematic state tree of Miranda, Venezuela. It can be distinguished from other members of its genus by its white flowers.[3]

References

  1. โ†‘ Fragm. Bot.: 26 (1800)
  2. 1 2 "Brownea leucantha Jacq". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  3. โ†‘ Silverstone-Sopkin, Philip A. (2010). "A New Species of Browneopsis (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae) from the Cauca Valley, Colombia". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 20 (2): 207โ€“211. doi:10.3417/2008100. JSTOR 40856293. S2CID 85144345.
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