Wunderlichia mirabilis explained

Wunderlichia mirabilis is a plant species endemic to the highlands of east-central Brazil. It is known from the states of Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Goias, and São Paulo.^{[1] [2]}

W. mirabilis is a branching tree up to 5 m tall. Leaves are broadly ovate to lanceolate, thick, and leathery. Flower heads have a large urn-shaped receptacle with whitish, tomentose phyllaries tapering toward the tip. Flowers are wind-pollinated.^{[1] [3]}

Notes and References

1. http://www.fapesp.br/eventos/2011/12/compositaemeeting/Fatima_Souza_Buturi.pdf Souza-Buturi, Fátima Otavina. 2011. Systematics of Wunderlichia Riedel. ex Benth. FAPESP South American Compositae Meeting
2. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13752470#page/66/mode/1up Pruski, J. F. 2003. Compositae News: Graziela Maciel Barroso (1912-2003); James C. Parks (1942-2002); John Beaman Receives José Cuatrecasas Medal. Compositae Newsletter 40: 64–68
3. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/140131#page/224/mode/1up Martius, Carl (Karl) Friedrich Philipp von. 1884. Flora Brasiliensis 6(3): 343.