Amphirrhox

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Amphirrhox
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Flowers of Amphirrhox longifolia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Amphirrhox
Spreng. (1827)
Synonyms [1]
  • BraddleyaVell. (1829)
  • BradleyaKuntze (1891)
  • SpathulariaA.St.-Hil. (1824), nom. illeg.

Amphirrhox is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Violaceae. [1]

Its native range is Costa Rica to tropical South America as far as Bolivia and southern Brazil. [1]

Two species are accepted. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Amphirrhox Spreng. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 March 2021.