| Leucaster | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Nyctaginaceae |
| Genus: | Leucaster Choisy |
| Species: | L. caniflorus |
| Binomial name | |
| Leucaster caniflorus Choisy | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
Reichenbachia canifloraMart. | |
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It includes a single species, Leucaster caniflorus, a climber native to southeastern Brazil. [1]
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Seddera is a genus of flowering plants in the bindweed family Convolvulaceae.
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Agathelpis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
Aniseia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae.
Blinkworthia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Convolvulaceae.
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Dischisma is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Scrophulariaceae.
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