Aspidopterys

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Aspidopterys
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Aspidopterys cordata (Wall.) A.Juss.
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Aspidopterys
A.Juss.
Species

ca. 15 species

Aspidopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Aspidopterys comprises ca. 15 species of vines native to Asia.


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