- Hiraea
Taxobox
color = lightgreen
name = "Hiraea"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Malpighiales
familia =Malpighiaceae
genus = "Hiraea" Jacq.
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = over 55 species; see textHiraea is a
genus in theMalpighiaceae , a family of about 75 genera offlowering plant s in the orderMalpighiales . "Hiraea" comprises over 55species of woody vines and shrubs found in diverse habitats, except very dry vegetation types, in the New Worldtropics andsubtropics from westernMexico toParaguay and adjacentArgentina and southeasternBrazil ; it also occurs in theLesser Antilles inGrenada andSt. Lucia ."Hiraea faginea" and "H. fagifolia" are among the most widespread species. "
Hiraea perplexa " W. R. Anderson ofEcuador is included in the [http://www.iucnredlist.org IUCN Red List of Threatened Species] .External links
* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh Malpighiaceae] Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
* [http://herbarium.lsa.umich.edu/malpigh/HirClade/Hiraea/Hir1.html Hiraea]
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