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Taxonomy
Montanoa guatemalensis
Nomenclature
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Family: CompositaeGenus: Montanoa
Species:
Montanoa guatemalensis
SUMMARY
Montanoa guatemalensis was first described by Robinson and Greenman in an article for the Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1899. M. guatemalensis is a tree growing up to 15 m tall with variable leaves covered in whitish hairs as they age. The outer ray florets are white and the inner tube-shaped disc florets are yellow. Achene type seeds are dark brown-black. For more information, see the diagnostic description below.