Luehea seemannii
| Luehea seemannii | |
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| Flower buds and leaves | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Luehea |
| Species: | L. seemannii
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| Binomial name | |
| Luehea seemannii | |
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Luehea seemannii is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae.[3] It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, Colombia, and Venezuela, and it has been introduced to Puerto Rico.[2] A large canopy tree, it is found in tropical and subtropical forests, and has been assessed as Least Concern.[3][1] In a study in the Panama Canal Zone, Luehea seemannii was found to host 945 species of beetles.[4]
References
- ^ a b Condit, R. (2019). "Luehea seemannii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019 e.T151972680A151972697. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T151972680A151972697.en. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ a b "Luehea seemannii Triana & Planch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
- ^ a b Lovelock, C. E.; Virgo, A.; Popp, M.; Winter, K. (1999). "Effects of elevated CO2 concentrations on photosynthesis, growth and reproduction of branches of the tropical canopy tree species, Luehea seemannii Tr. & Planch". Plant, Cell & Environment. 22 (1): 49–59. Bibcode:1999PCEnv..22...49L. doi:10.1046/j.1365-3040.1999.00370.x.
- ^ Erwin, Terry L.; Scott, Janice C. (1980). "Seasonal and Size Patterns, Trophic Structure, and Richness of Coleoptera in the Tropical Arboreal Ecosystem: The Fauna of the Tree Luehea seemannii Triana and Planch in the Canal Zone of Panama". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 34 (3): 305–322. JSTOR 4000069.