| Pruskortizia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Genus: | Pruskortizia Morillo (2016) |
| Species [1] | |
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Pruskortizia is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae. It includes two species native to northern South America, ranging from Colombia to Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and northern Brazil. [1]
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