Rollinia ferruginea

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|status_system = IUCN2.3

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Rollinia ferruginea is a species of plant in the Annonaceae family.

Description

The plant is endemic to the Atlantic Forest ecoregion of Brazil. It is restricted to forests around the city of Rio de Janeiro.[http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33362/all IUCN Red List: Rollinia ferruginea], World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998, downloaded on 23 August 2007.

It grows to a maximum of 2 m (6 ft) in height.

Rollinia ferruginea has been assessed by the IUCN as being an endangered species since 1998.

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