Tapanhuacanga

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Tapanhuacanga
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Tapanhuacanga
Vell. ex Vand. (1788)
Species [1]

11; see text

Synonyms [1]

Psyllocarpus Mart. & Zucc. (1824)

Tapanhuacanga is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It includes 11 species endemic to Brazil. [1]

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