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Omphalea triandra

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Omphalea triandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Malpighiales
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily:
Acalyphoideae
Tribe:
Omphaleae
Genus:
Omphalea
Species:
O. triandra
Binomial name
Omphalea triandra

Omphalea triandra, also known as Jamaican cobnut and pop nut is a plant species endemic to Jamaica and Haiti.[1]

Larvae of certain species of moths of the genus Urania feed on the leaves of Omphalea triandra.[2]

References

  1. ^ Encyclopaedia Britannica
  2. ^ Texas Entomology - Urania Natural History

External links

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