Peixotoa

Taxobox
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Malpighiales
familia = Malpighiaceae
genus = "Peixotoa"
genus_authority = Adr. Juss
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = 29 species; see text

"Peixotoa" is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. "Peixotoa" comprises 29 species of vines, shrubs, and subshrubs native to Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Bolivia.

External links and references

* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh Malpighiaceae] Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
*Anderson, C. 1982. A monograph of the genus "Peixotoa" (Malpighiaceae). Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 15: 1–92.
*Anderson, C. 2001. "Peixotoa floribunda" (Malpighiaceae), a new species from Paraguay. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 23: 49–52.