Spachea elegans

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Spachea elegans
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Spachea
Species:
S. elegans
Binomial name
Spachea elegans
(G.Mey.) A.Juss., 1837 [1]
Varieties

Spachea elegans var. obovata Nied., 1914 [2]

Synonyms
  • Byrsonima elegans (G.Mey.) DC. [3]
  • Byrsonima herbert-smithii Rusby
  • Malpighia elegans G.Mey. [4]
  • Spachea herbert-smithii (Rusby) Cuatrec.

Spachea elegans is a species of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. It is found in Brazil and Venezuela.

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References

  1. A. Juss. Icon. Sel. Pl. 3: 19, t. 31 1837 [1838]
  2. Nied. Arbeiten Bot. Inst. Königl. Lyceums Hosianum Braunsberg 5: 18 1914
  3. DC. Prodr. 1: 580 1824
  4. G. Mey. Prim. Fl. Esseq. 178–179 1818