Balthasaria

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Balthasaria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Pentaphylacaceae
Tribe: Freziereae
Genus: Balthasaria
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Balthasaria is a genus of plant in the family Pentaphylacaceae. [1] It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):

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References

  1. Stevens, P.F., Angiosperm Phylogeny Website , retrieved 2014-09-18