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Mappia nimmoniana

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Mappia nimmoniana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Icacinales
Family: Icacinaceae
Genus: Mappia
Species:
M. nimmoniana
Binomial name
Mappia nimmoniana
(J.Graham) Byng & Stull

Mappia nimmoniana is a species of flowering plant that grow naturally in Indo-Malesia and China .[1][2]

Description

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It is a small tree growing up to 3–8 m tall. Bark is smooth grey and wrinkled and about 5 mm thick. Branchlets are corky with prominent leaf scars. Leathery and broadly egg shaped leaves are arranged alternately. Foul smelling creamy yellow flowers are bisexual, about 5 mm across and come in flat-topped clusters at the end of branches. Petals are hairy inside. Oblong to ellipsoid fruits are smooth, purplish black when ripe with a single seed.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Mappia nimmoniana". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  2. ^ "Nothapodytes nimmoniana (J. Grah.) D.J. Mabberley | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  3. ^ "Mappia nimmoniana - Ghanera". www.flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2023-07-02.