''Zygia juruana'' is a species of flowering plant in the family
, native to southeastern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, northern Brazil, and Guyana.
A tree, it is an important species in the low
restinga
Restingas () are a distinct type of coastal tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forest in eastern Brazil. They form on sandy, acidic, and nutrient-poor soils, and are characterized by medium-sized trees and shrubs adapted to the drier and nut ...
habitat.
References
juruana
Flora of western South America
Flora of North Brazil
Flora of Guyana
Plants described in 1991
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