Alchornea integrifolia

Alchornea integrifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Alchornea
Species: A. integrifolia
Binomial name
Alchornea integrifolia
Pax. & K. Hoffm.[1]

Alchornea integrifolia is a plant species in the Euphorbiaceae family.[2] It is endemic to Guatemala where it has only been found in the departments of Alta Verapaz and Baja Verapaz.[3] It is a tree of 6-25 m that grows in swampy broadleaf forest at an altitude of 1000–1500 m.[3]

References

  1. Pax, Ferdinand Albin & Hoffmann, Käthe (Kaethe) (1914) Das Pflanzenreich IV. 147 VII(Heft 63): 237.
  2. "Alchornea". Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  3. 1 2 Vivero, José Luis; Szejner, Michelle; Magin, Gordon; Magin, Georgina (2006). The Red List of Trees of Guatemala. Cambridge, UK: Fauna & Flora International. ISBN 1 903703 22 0.
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