Vesselowskya venusta

Vesselowskya venusta is a rainforest plant of restricted distribution from eastern New South Wales, Australia. The common name is Barrington Tops marara. The species name venusta is from the Latin, meaning "charming". Referring to the beauty of the long flower stems. The genus is named after the Russian botanist E. Vesselowsky.

Barrington Tops marara
Vesselowskya venusta at Gloucester Tops, Australia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Oxalidales
Family: Cunoniaceae
Genus: Vesselowskya
Species:
V. venusta
Binomial name
Vesselowskya venusta
A.C. Rozefelds, R.W. Barnes & Pellow
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