Clusia peterstevensii
species of plant
Clusia peterstevensii is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. C. peterstevensii is a tree that grows up to 6 metres (20 ft) tall. The species is native to Venezuela. It was described in 2019, and named after the botanist Peter F. Stevens.
Taxonomy
The species was first described in 2019. The type specimen was collected in 1985, from the Río Negro Municipality, Venezuela, at an elevation of 1,450 metres (4,760 ft).
The type specimen was previously identified as Clusia oligandra, a name proposed by Bassett Maguire.
Distribution
Clusia peterstevensii is native to the wet tropical biome of Venezuela. It is known only from the type material, which was collected on the broder of Brazil and Venezuela.
Description
Clusia peterstevensii is a tree or treelet, which may be hemiepiphytic.
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