''Clusia alata'' is a species of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
in the family
Clusiaceae
The Clusiaceae or Guttiferae Juss. (1789) (''nom. alt. et cons.'' = alternative and valid name) are a family of plants including 13 genera and ca 750 species. Several former members of Clusiacae are now placed in Calophyllaceae and Hypericacea ...
. Leaves are distinctly obovate. Flowers are cream colored and 5-petaled.
Found in Ecuador, Colombia, Peru, and Venezuela, generally at elevations between 2000 and 2500 m.
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alata
Trees of Peru