Ptychopetalum
Ptychopetalum is a genus of two species of flowering plants in the family Olacaceae, native to the Amazon rainforest. Indigenous name for the genus include marapuama, muirapuama and mirantã, translating roughly to 'potency wood'. The species are shrubs or small trees growing to about in height. Its leaves are short-petioled, up to in length and in breadth light green on upper surface, dark brown on lower surface. The inflorescences consist of short axillary racemes of four to six flowers each. The root is strongly tough and fibrous, internally light brown with thin bark and broad wood, has a faint odor, and tastes slightly saline and acrid.
Q25314
flowering plant
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Q131428
Olacaceae
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Q177567
Amazon rainforest
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Q10289985
petioled
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Q156428
inflorescence
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Q158583
raceme
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Q7257163
Ptychopetalum
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