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Heteropterys
Sign in to saveHeteropterys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. The genus Heteropterys comprises over 140 species of woody vines, shrubs, and small trees found in the New World tropics and subtropics from northern Mexico and the West Indies to northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. One widespread, mostly Caribbean species, H. leona, is also found in low wet places along the coast of West Africa from Senegal to Angola.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyMalpighiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 3,723
- With media
- 925
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Collections
- UACH, IIB-UV, INECOL, NY, UJAT, SD
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brazil, United States, Peru, Venezuela, Bolivia, Colombia, Brasil
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Heteropterys is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. The genus Heteropterys comprises over 140 species of woody vines, shrubs, and small trees found in the New World tropics and subtropics from northern Mexico and the West Indies to northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. One widespread, mostly Caribbean species, H. leona, is also found in low wet places along the coast of West Africa from Senegal to Angola.
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