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Fatpork (Chione venosa)

Description

Chione-is a-monotypic-genus-of-flowering plants-in the family-Rubiaceae-containing the single species-Chione venosa. It is-native-to the-neotropics, occurring in most of-Mexico, and throughout-Central America, the-Caribbean,-Colombia,-Ecuador, and-Peru. It is typically a-tree-growing 10 to 20 meters tall. In harsh-habitats, it may be-dwarfed-and-shrubby. It has no known-economic use

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Gentianales

            • Family: Rubiaceae

              • Genus: Chione