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Echinopterys

de Almeida, Rafael F.;de Morais, Isa L.;Alves-Silva, Thais;Antonio-Domingues, Higor;Pellegrini, Marco O. O.

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Echinopterys

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Echinopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Echinopterys comprises 2 species of shrubs or woody vines native to dry habitats of Mexico and is distinctive in its bristly fruits.

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It sits within the topics Malpighiaceae and Malpighiaceae genera.

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Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyMalpighiaceae
Observations113

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
19
With media
14
Family
Malpighiaceae
Collections
INECOL, IBUNAM, RSA, ASU, SD, UFPR
Recorded in
Mexico, Brasil

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Parent taxon
Malpighiaceae
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Category:Echinopterys
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Echinopterys
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Echinopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Echinopterys comprises 2 species of shrubs or woody vines native to dry habitats of Mexico and is distinctive in its bristly fruits.

==External links== Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature Echinopterys

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