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Clusia rosea is a tree native to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Hispaniola (such as in Los Haitises National Park), Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Florida. [7] [8]It is a hemiepiphyte; that is, it grows as an epiphyte on rocks or other trees at the start of its life and behaving like a strangler fig as it gets larger.
Clusia plants provide excellent nesting sites for some insects. For instance, Clusia grandiflora , a common species in Guianese forests, is an attractive place for Polistes pacificus wasps to build their paper nests because arboreal ants, which often prey on these wasps, do not normally reside in this species of tree.
(1789) (nom. alt. et cons. = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. [3] Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericaceae. They are mostly trees and shrubs, [4] with milky sap and fruits or capsules for seeds. The family is primarily tropical. [4]
Clusia clusioides is species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is a small tree which that is native to Puerto Rico and Hispaniola . One characteristic are the opposite, very thick leaves.
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Clusia major is a tropical plant species in the genus Clusia.The name Clusia major is sometimes misapplied to the more widely distributed species Clusia rosea, which, however has petiolate (versus virtually sessile), very dark (versus bright) green leaves that are widest just below the apex (versus near the middle), and 8 (versus 5) stigmas.
Download as PDF; Printable version; In other projects ... Clusia pseudomangle is a species of flowering plant in the family Clusiaceae.
Clusia croatii is an epiphytic shrub that grows 3–10 m tall. [2] It has milky sap which becomes orange when exposed to air. The leaves are opposite, and are 7–14 cm long and 3–7 cm wide. The leaves are elliptic, thick, and fleshy. The flowers are white to pink and red, with four to seven petals and four sepals.