Crateva palmeri (Crateva palmeri)
Description
Crataeva tapia is a species of shrub or tree and the only member of the monotypic genus Crataeva , belonging to the family Capparaceae . It is native to America. They are trees or shrubs, which reach a size of 2-25 m high, with crown of up to 20 m in diameter, opaque bark, light brown to gray, completely glabrous. Leaflets broad to narrowly elliptical to broadly ovate or obovate-elliptical, the sides more or less obliquely asymmetrical, (3-) 8-13 (-18) cm long and 2-9 cm wide, apex long acuminate to rounded and abruptly Acute, base cuneate to obtuse (or nearly rounded) and gradual to abruptly attenuated towards the peciulos, glaucos or mostly papillary on the underside; Very distinct petiole, (4-) 6-10 mm long, petioles 5-15 cm long. Terminal inflorescences on new leafy branches, flowers number 30-120, but only 10-20 bloom at the same time, cluster axes 6-16 cm long and 5-10 mm wide, Bracts linear-lanceolate, up to 9 mm long, rapidly deciduous, pedicels 20-32 mm long; Sepals lanceolate to oblong or ovate, acute, limb free part ca 5-9 mm long and 2-3 mm wide; Petals 10-45 mm long and 3-7 mm wide, leaf 8-30 (-35) mm long and 3-7 (-13) mm wide, white to greenish white and withering cream, pink or Pale purple, nail 5-11 mm long; Stamens 14-20, filaments ca 35-46 mm long, tiny in pistillate flowers; Gophore 29-54 mm long or only up to 1-5 mm in staminate flowers. Infructescence of the foliate branches 6-18 cm long and 5-10 mm wide, the scars of well-spaced pedicels, globose fruits oblongous or ovoid, 4-9 cm long and 3.5-6.5 cm wide, turning yellow To orange or pink, Pericarp 4-6 mm when immature and 1-2 mm when ripe, filled with a fleshy pulp, gynophores 30-50 (-70) mm long and 3-4 mm wide, pedicels 20-60 mm long; Numerous seeds, 8-9 mm long, 6-7 mm wide and 3-4 mm thick.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Brassicales
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Family: Capparaceae
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Genus: Crateva
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