Oreomunnea
Oreomunnea is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Juglandaceae, native to southern Mexico and Central America, where they occur in montane rainforest.[1][2]
| Oreomunnea | |
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| Oreomunnea mexicana | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fagales |
| Family: | Juglandaceae |
| Subfamily: | Engelhardioideae |
| Genus: | Oreomunnea Oerst. |
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They are large trees growing to 35 m tall, with pinnate leaves with four to eight leaflets; unlike most genera in the Juglandaceae, the leaves are arranged in opposite pairs. The fruit is a small nut about 1 cm diameter, with a three-lobed wing.[3][4]
- Species
- Oreomunnea mexicana (Standl.) J.-F.Leroy
- Oreomunnea pterocarpa Oerst.
References
- Manning, W. E. (1979). The Classification within the Juglandaceae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 1058-1087.
- Germplasm Resources Information Network: Oreomunnea
- (in Spanish) Especies de Costa Rica: Oreomunnea pterocarpa Archived 2007-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Neotropical Herbarium Specimens: Oreomunnea mexicana specimen Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
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