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Plocama pendula

Plocama pendula is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae, endemic to the Canary Islands. It is a shrub growing up to 2 m, with filiform and minute flowers grouped near the tips of slender, pendulous branches. The fruit, a berry, is black.

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Plocama pendula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Plocama
Species:
P. pendula
Binomial name
Plocama pendula

Plocama pendula is a species of flowering plant in the coffee family Rubiaceae, endemic to the Canary Islands.12: 260  It is a shrub growing up to 2 m (6 ft 7 in), with filiform (very narrow leaves) and minute flowers grouped near the tips of slender, pendulous branches. The fruit, a berry, is black.2

  • Flowers and young fruit
    Flowers and young fruit
References

References

  1. "Flora de Canarias: Plocama pendula". Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. Bramwell, D.; Bramwell, Z. (2001). Wild flowers of the Canary Islands. Madrid, Spain: Editorial Rueda. ISBN 84-7207-129-4.