Horovitzia
Horovitzia cnidoscoloides is a plant species in the family Caricaceae, endemic to the cloud forest of Sierra de Juarez in Oaxaca, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1600 meters.[1] It is the only species in the genus Horovitzia. The type species was collected in Sonora Mexico in Chihuahua, Guasarema, Rio Mayo, 10 August 1936.
| Horovitzia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Caricaceae |
| Genus: | Horovitzia V.M.Badillo |
| Species: | H. cnidoscoloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Horovitzia cnidoscoloides (Lorence & R.Torres) V.M.Badillo | |
| Synonyms | |
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Carica cnidoscoloides Lorence & R.Torres | |
Description
Small evergreen dioecious tree 0.5–4 meters tall, with subcapitate stigma, and stinging hairs covering the entire plant. Male flowers have a 3-10 cm long peduncle. Fruits are 6-15 cm long, green when mature, pendulous, ellipsoid with strong ridges. The plant has a chromosome count of 2n = 16.[2]
References
- Carvalho, Fernanda; Renner, Susanne (2013-11-19). "Correct names for some of the closest relatives of Carica papaya: A review of the Mexican/Guatemalan genera Jarilla and Horovitzia". PhytoKeys. Pensoft Publishers. 29 (29): 63–74. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.29.6103. ISSN 1314-2003. PMC 3881347. PMID 24399895.
- Rockinger, Alexander; Sousa, Aretuza; Carvalho, Fernanda A.; Renner, Susanne S. (2016-05-27). "Chromosome number reduction in the sister clade of Carica papaya with concomitant genome size doubling". American Journal of Botany. Wiley. 103 (6): 1082–1088. doi:10.3732/ajb.1600134. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 27234227.
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