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Mezia
Sign in to saveMezia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Mezia comprises 10 species of woody vines and lianas native to South America, with one species (M. includens) extending into Panama.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyMalpighiaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 47
- With media
- 12
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Collections
- MO, INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PESQUISAS DA AMAZÔNIA (INPA), NY, INMA, UEFS, CEPLAC
- Recorded in
- Peru, Brazil, Guyana, Brasil, Surinam
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Malpighiaceae
- Image
- Mezia sp., Malpighiaceae, Atlantic forest, northeastern Bahia, Brazil (8370205284).jpg
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Mezia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Mezia comprises 10 species of woody vines and lianas native to South America, with one species (M. includens) extending into Panama.
==Species== {| |- align=top | Mezia angelica W. R. Anderson Mezia araujoi Nied. Mezia beckii W. R. Anderson Mezia curranii W. R. Anderson Mezia huberi W. R. Anderson | Mezia includens (Benth.) Cuatrec. Mezia mariposa W. R. Anderson Mezia rufa W. R. Anderson Mezia russellii W. R. Anderson Mezia tomentosa W. R. Anderson |}
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