- Heteropterys
Taxobox
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Malpighiales
familia =Malpighiaceae
genus = "Heteropterys"
genus_authority = H. B. K.
subdivision_ranks =Species
subdivision = Over 140 species; see text"Heteropterys" is a
genus in theMalpighiaceae , a family of about 75 genera offlowering plant s in the orderMalpighiales . "Heteropterys" comprises over 140species of woody vines, shrubs, and small trees found in the New World tropics and subtropics from northernMexico and theWest Indies to northernArgentina and southeasternBrazil . One widespread, mostly Caribbean species, "H. leona," is also found in low wet places along the coast ofWest Africa fromSenegal toAngola .External links
* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh Malpighiaceae] Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh/HetClade/Het1.html Heteropterys]
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