Siparuna vasqueziana

taxobox
name = "Siparuna vasqueziana"
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Magnoliids
ordo = Laurales
familia = Siparunaceae
genus = "Siparuna"
species = "S. vasqueziana"
binomial = "Siparuna vasqueziana"
binomial_authority = Renner & Hausner 2000|

"Siparuna vasqueziana" is an evergreen dioecious shrub which grows to 5 m in height. It is found in primary forest habitats in Amazonian Peru. It can be distinguished from all other "Siparuna" species by its yellow flowers with exceptionally long tepals.

References

* [http://www.umsl.edu/~biosrenn/Novon2000.pdf New species of "Siparuna"]