Paradrypetes

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Paradrypetes
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Rhizophoraceae
Genus: Paradrypetes
Kuhlm. [1]
Species
List source : [1] [2]

Paradrypetes is a plant genus under the family Rhizophoraceae. [3] [4] It is sometimes included in the Picrodendraceae and was formerly included in the family Euphorbiaceae. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 The genus Paradrypetes was first described with its type (P. ilicifolia) in Arquivos do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal. Rio de Janeiro. 2(1): 84. 1935. "Plant Name Details for Genus Paradrypetes". IPNI . Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  2. "Paradrypetes Kuhlm". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and Missouri Botanical Garden. 2010. Retrieved October 28, 2012.
  3. "Angiosperm Phylogeny Website - Malpighiales". Missouri Botanical Garden.
  4. "GRIN Taxonomy for Plants - Paradrypetes". United States Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original on 2012-12-13.
  5. Heywood, V.H., Brummitt, R.K., Culham, A. & Seberg, O. 2007: Flowering Plant Families of the World. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.