Bernardia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Bernardieae |
Genus: | Bernardia Houst. ex Mill. 1754 not Adans. 1763 |
Synonyms [1] | |
Bernardia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described for modern science as a genus in 1754. [2] [3] It is native to North and South America, as well as the West Indies. [1] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
moved to other genera (Adelia, Adenophaedra, Garciadelia, Lasiocroton, Tetracoccus (Picrodendraceae))
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