| Amorimia | |
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| Amorimia amazonica | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Amorimia W. R. Anderson |
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| Distribution of Amorimia in South America dry forests | |
Amorimia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Amorimia comprises ten species of woody vines native to South America. [1]