Pochota
| Pochota | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Pochota Ram.Goyena (1909)[2] |
| Species: | P. fendleri |
| Binomial name | |
| Pochota fendleri | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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Pochota fendleri, commonly known as pupumjoche,[1] and (in Central America) as pochote, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is the sole species in genus Pochota.[2] Pochota fendleri is a tree which ranges from Central America (Belize, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama) to Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil (Amazonas and Roraima).[3]
Pochota fendleri is a medium-sized or large tree which grows 10 to 35 meters (33 to 115 ft) tall. It flowers from January to April and June and August, and fruits throughout the year.[1]
It grows mostly in lowland dry forests and seasonally humid forests, from sea level to 1,350 meters (4,430 ft) elevation.[1]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Zamora, N.A. (2022). "Pochota fendleri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022 e.T61786620A162594989. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T61786620A162594989.en. Retrieved 21 June 2023.
- 1 2 Pochota Ram.Goyena. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 June 2023.
- 1 2 3 Pochota fendleri (Seem.) W.S.Alverson & M.C.Duarte. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 June 2023.