Discocalyx megacarpa

Discocalyx megacarpa (Chamorro: otot) is a species of plant in the family Primulaceae. It is endemic to Guam and the islands of Rota and Saipan within the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. It is an understorey shrub, growing to 2 m tall, with lanceolate green leaves, paniculate, cream-coloured, unisexual flowers, and globose, red fruits each containing a single large ribbed seed.[1][2]

Discocalyx megacarpa
Leaves and fruits, Rota Island, CNMI
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Primulaceae
Genus: Discocalyx
Species:
D. megacarpa
Binomial name
Discocalyx megacarpa
Merr. (1914)

See also

List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands

References
  1. "Discocalyx megacarpa | University of Guam".
  2. Raulerson, L., & A. Rinehart. Trees and Shrubs of the Mariana Islands. 1992.
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