Petiveria alliacea (Petiveria alliacea)
Description
The shoots grow upright and reach heights of up to forty centimeters; the axes are sparse to heavily hairy. The leaves form stipules . Its petioles are 0.4 to 2 inches long, the oblong to pale egg-shaped leaf blade is up to seven inches wide and twenty inches long. The leaf tip is more or less pointed to rounded. The inflorescences , which can be up to forty centimeters long, often hanging over. The flowers have sepals of white, slightly greenish or pink color, which are between 3.5 and 6 millimeters long. Flower crown leaves are usually missing completely. The ovary is hairy
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Caryophyllales
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Family: Phytolaccaceae
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Genus: Petiveria
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