Wunderlichia mirabilis | |
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Wunderlichia mirabilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Wunderlichia |
Species: | W. mirabilis |
Binomial name | |
Wunderlichia mirabilis Riedel ex Baker |
Wunderlichia mirabilis is a plant species endemic to the highlands of east-central Brazil. It is known from the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, and São Paulo.
W. mirabilis is a branching tree up to 5 m tall. Leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate, thick, and leathery. Flower heads have a large urn-shaped receptacle with whitish, tomentose phyllaries tapering toward the tip. Flowers are wind-pollinated.