Rochefortia

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Rochefortia
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Rochefortia spinosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Subfamily: Ehretioideae
Genus: Rochefortia
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Type species
Rochefortia cuneata
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Rochefortia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Boraginaceae.

Its species are native to North America, the Caribbean, and South America.

Species

Species include:


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