Clinostemon | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Laurales |
Family: | Lauraceae |
Genus: | Clinostemon Kuhlm. & Samp. |
Species | |
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Clinostemon is a genus of flowering plants in the laurel family (Lauraceae). Plants of the genus are native to northern Brazil, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela. [1]
Two species are recognized: [1]
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João Geraldo Kuhlmann was a Brazilian botanist.
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Pseudolmedia is a flowering plant genus in the mulberry family (Moraceae). Species are found in southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Meso- and South America. They are known in Latin America as lechechiva and used for timber, construction wood, and sometimes in folk medicine.
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