Tacarcuna

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Tacarcuna
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Bridelieae
Subtribe: Saviinae
Genus: Tacarcuna
Huft.
Type species
Tacarcuna gentryi

Tacarcuna is a genus of plants in the Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1989. [1] [2] It is native to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru. [3] [4] It is apparently dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. [1]

Species [3]
  1. Tacarcuna amanoifolia Huft - Loreto Region in Peru; Amazonas Department in Colombia [1] [5]
  2. Tacarcuna gentryi Huft - Darién Province in Panama, Magdalena Department in Colombia [1] [6]
  3. Tacarcuna tachirensis Huft - Táchira State in Venezuela [1] [7]

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