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Mezia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Malpighiaceae Genus: Mezia
Nied.Species 10 species; see text
Mezia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Mezia comprises 10 species of woody vines and lianas native to South America, with one species (M. includens) extending into Panama.
Species
- Mezia angelica W. R. Anderson
- Mezia araujoi Nied.
- Mezia beckii W. R. Anderson
- Mezia curranii W. R. Anderson
- Mezia huberi W. R. Anderson
- Mezia includens (Benth.) Cuatrec.
- Mezia mariposa W. R. Anderson
- Mezia rufa W. R. Anderson
- Mezia russellii W. R. Anderson
- Mezia tomentosa W. R. Anderson
External links
- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Mezia
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