Dorstenia albertii explained

Dorstenia albertii is a plant species in the family Moraceae which is native to eastern Brazil. Plants reach a height of about tall. The stem, which is 2to in diameter, is covered with fine hairs. The leaves, which emerge from the stem every 0.8cm (00.3inches) in a spiral pattern, are 7cmto18cmcm (03inchesto07inchescm) long and 2to broad. The species is only known from a single locality in Espírito Santo state in southeastern Brazil, in a moist, shady site. It is similar to D. grazielae, another Brazilian endemic.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Berg . Cornelis C. . 2001 . Moreae, Artocarpeae, and Dorstenia (Moraceae), with Introductions to the Family and Ficus and with Additions and Corrections to Flora Neotropica Monograph 7 . Flora Neotropica . 83 . 188–189 .