Degeneria vitiensis

Black-and-white botanical illustration of the Degeneria vitiensis plant; in the center of the image is a drawing of a branch with leaves, buds, and flowers of the plant. The second drawing, to the right of the first one, depicts the flower with a partially deleted perianth, its petals form a cup-like shape. The drawing numbered three is the stamen of the plant, which appears as a seed-like structure with small fibers on top of it. Next to it is the drawing of the gynoecium with one carpel, and to its right is a gynoecium with two carpels. Under the first image of the branch, there is an illustration of an unripe fruit of Degeneria vitiensis, while at its left there is a larger, ripe bean-shaped fruit. To its upside is Haptoncus takhtajani beetle, which pollinates the plant.
Degeneria vitiensis
Botanisk illustration av arten
Vetenskaplig klassificering
Rike: Plantae
Clade : Trakeofyter
Clade : Angiospermer
Clade : Magnoliider
Beställa: Magnoliales
Familj: Degeneriaceae
Släkte: Degeneria
Arter:
D. vitiensis
Binomialt namn
Degeneria vitiensis
LWBailey & ACSm.

Degeneria vitiensis är ett blommande träd som finns på Viti Levu i Fiji . Det är en relativt vanlig växt och används som virke . Den har hittats i höglandsskogar i branta sluttningar.