Dorstenia brasiliensis is a species of herbaceous plant in the family Moraceae of the order Rosales.
| Dorstenia brasiliensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Moraceae |
| Genus: | Dorstenia |
| Species: | D. brasiliensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dorstenia brasiliensis | |
| Synonyms | |
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Dorstenia tubicina Ruiz & Pav. | |
The plant is native to northeastern and central South America, across most of Brazil,[1][2][3]
Areas it is found include: the Amazon, Atlantic Forest, and Cerrado ecoregions; and off the northeast coast on Trinidad and Tobago.[1][2]
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