Lapaea

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Lapaea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Gratioleae
Genus: Lapaea
Scatigna & V.C.Souza (2020)
Species [1]

5; see text

Lapaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. It includes five species native to eastern Brazil.

Species

Five species are accepted. [1]

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