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Amasonia
Sign in to saveAmasonia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to South America and to the island of Trinidad.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderLamiales
- FamilyLamiaceae
Native toBolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago
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Amasonia is a genus of plants in the family Lamiaceae, native to South America and to the island of Trinidad.
They are shrubs, subshrubs, or perennial herbs. Leaves usually alternate, bracts are brightly colored (red, purple, or yellow), and the sepals are bright red or purple.
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shrub
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Lamiaceae
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tracheophyte
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Trinidad
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Lamiales
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herb
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Eudicots
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sepal
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