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Spachea
Sign in to saveSpachea is a genus in the family Malpighiaceae. Spachea comprises 11 species of shrubs and trees growing in wet forests of the tropical Americas, from northern Brazil and Peru to Nicaragua, Cuba, and Trinidad.
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Vinony's link graph records 7 inbound references to Spachea, and connects out to plant, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and species.
It is catalogued under topics including Flora of Southern America, Malpighiaceae and Malpighiaceae genera.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyMalpighiaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 25
- With media
- 9
- Family
- Malpighiaceae
- Collections
- CENARGEN, UFG, F, UEMA, IFAM, NY
- Recorded in
- Brasil, Colombia, Brazil, Guyana
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Malpighiaceae
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- taxon name
- Spachea
- taxon rank
- genus
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Encyclopedic overview
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Spachea is a genus in the family Malpighiaceae. Spachea comprises 11 species of shrubs and trees growing in wet forests of the tropical Americas, from northern Brazil and Peru to Nicaragua, Cuba, and Trinidad.
Spachea perforata (now Spachea elegans), common name soufriere tree, is the national flower of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spachea” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.