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Symplocos octopetala (Symplocos octopetala)

Description

Symplocos octopetala is a species of evergreen woody plant with small white flowers in the Symplocaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica. First described in 1788, the most recent concept of the species includes three taxa described as separate species in the late 19th and early 20th century.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Symplocaceae

              • Genus: Symplocos