Status:
valid
                
                
                    
Authors:
Cuatrec.
                
                
                    
Source:
tro
                
                
                    
Year:
1950
                
                
                    
Citation Micro:
Fieldiana, Bot. 27: 87 (1950)
                
                
                    
WFO Identifier:
wfo-0001214930
                
             
            
            
                
                
                
            
            
            
                                    
                        Common Names
                        
                        - Patino's Huberodendron
- Huberodendron
- Huberodendron patinoi
 
                                
                
                    
                    
                    
                
                
                
                
                                                    
                        Description
                        
                            Huberodendron patinoi (also called Patino's Huberodendron, among many other common names) is a species of flowering plant in the Malvaceae family. It is native to the tropical forests of South America. It grows as a shrub or small tree, reaching up to 6 meters in height. Its leaves are ovate and deeply veined. Its flowers are yellow and fragrant.                        
                     
                                
                                    
                        Uses & Benefits
                        
                            Huberodendron patinoi is used as an ornamental plant in gardens and parks. It has a long flowering period and is known for its attractive foliage.                        
                     
                                
                                                    
                        Flower, Seeds and Seedlings
                        
                            Huberodendron patinoi has small, yellow flowers that are clustered together in a terminal inflorescence. The seeds are small, black and shiny. The seedlings have a long hypocotyl and two cotyledons.                        
                     
                                
                
                
                                                    
                        Where to Find Huberodendron patinoi
                        
                            Huberodendron patinoi can be found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.                        
                     
                
                
                                    
                        Species in the Huberodendron genus
                        
                     
                                                    
                        Species in the Malvaceae family
                        
                            Abelmoschus angulosus, 
Abelmoschus caillei, 
Abelmoschus crinitus, 
Abelmoschus esculentus, 
Abelmoschus ficulneus, 
Abelmoschus hostilis, 
Abelmoschus magnificus, 
Abelmoschus manihot, 
Abelmoschus moschatus, 
Abelmoschus muliensis, 
Abelmoschus sagittifolius, 
Abelmoschus enbeepeegearensis, 
Abroma augustum, 
Abutilon abutiloides, 
Abutilon affine, 
Abutilon alii, 
Abutilon amplum, 
Abutilon andrewsianum, 
Abutilon andrieuxii, 
Abutilon anglosomaliae, 
Abutilon angulatum, 
Abutilon anodoides, 
Abutilon appendiculatum, 
Abutilon arenarium, 
Abutilon arequipense, 
Abutilon auritum, 
Abutilon austroafricanum, 
Abutilon badium, 
Abutilon balansae, 
Abutilon bastardioides, 
Abutilon benedictum, 
Abutilon berlandieri, 
Abutilon bidentatum, 
Abutilon bracteosum, 
Abutilon buchii, 
Abutilon burandtii, 
Abutilon bussei, 
Abutilon californicum, 
Abutilon calliphyllum, 
Abutilon carinatum, 
Abutilon coahuilae, 
Abutilon commutatum, 
Abutilon cryptopetalum, 
Abutilon cuspidatum, 
Abutilon densiflorum, 
Abutilon dinteri, 
Abutilon dispermum, 
Abutilon divaricatum, 
Abutilon dugesii, 
Abutilon durandoi,