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Vismia
Sign in to saveVismia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae. Members of the genus are small trees and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical areas of Central America and South America. Including the countries of Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalpighiales
- FamilyHypericaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4,030
- With media
- 1,185
- Family
- Hypericaceae
- Collections
- INECOL, CICY, UJAT, NY, IBUNAM, CMN
- Recorded in
- Mexico, Brazil, Peru, Canada, Guatemala, Panama
Wikidata facts
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- Parent taxon
- Hypericaceae
- Image
- Vismia baccifera 2.jpg
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Vismia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae. Members of the genus are small trees and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical areas of Central America and South America. Including the countries of Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago and Venezuela.
Like many members of the Hypericaceae, these plants contain xanthonoids.
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