Peridiscus | |
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Peridiscus lucidus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Saxifragales |
Family: | Peridiscaceae |
Genus: | Peridiscus Benth. |
Species: | P. lucidus
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Binomial name | |
Peridiscus lucidus Benth.
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Peridiscus lucidus is a species of flowering plant, the only species in the genus Peridiscus, which is one of four genera within the family Peridiscaceae.[1] It grows in Venezuela and northern Brazil, in evergreen, sometimes riverine forests.[2] It was originally described by Bentham and Hooker in 1862.[3] The taxonomic history of Peridiscus and of Peridiscaceae is complex, and has been resolved by molecular phylogenetic analysis.