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Guapira opposita

Also known as: Bessera calycantha Vell. +17 more
  • Bessera calycantha Vell.
  • Guapira cafferiana (Casar.) Lundell
  • Guapira olfersiana (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Lundell
  • Guapira opposita var. opposita
  • Pisonia cafferana Casar.
  • Pisonia cafferiana Casar.
  • Pisonia nitida var. parvifolia J.A.Schmidt
  • Pisonia olfersiana Link, Klotzsch & Otto
  • Pisonia olfersiana var. cafferiana (Casar.) Heimerl
  • Pisonia olfersiana var. nitida Heimerl
  • Pisonia olfersiana var. obtusata Heimerl
  • Pisonia olfersiana var. typica Heimerl
  • Pisonia palicureoides Casar.
  • Pisonia warmingiana Heimerl
  • Pisonia warmingii Heimerl ex Warm.
  • Torrubia cafferiana (Casar.) Standl.
  • Torrubia olfersiana (Link, Klotzsch & Otto) Standl.
  • Torrubia opposita Vell.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Nyctaginaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.

Guapira opposita is a shrub or tree belonging to the Nyctaginaceae family. Indigenous to South America, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

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