Amorimia

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Amorimia
Amorimia Amazonica habit.jpg
Amorimia amazonica
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Amorimia
W. R. Anderson
Amorimia distribution in Seasonally Dry Tropical Forests (red) of South America.jpg
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]

References

  1. Rafael Felipe de Almeida (June 2018). "Taxonomic revision of Amorimia W.R. Anderson (Malpighiaceae)". Hoehnea (revista). 45 (2): 238–306. doi:10.1590/2236-8906-47/2017. ISSN   0073-2877. Wikidata   Q107335167.