Biology:Hiraea

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Hiraea
Hiraea bullata W.R.Anderson (6999588231).jpg
Hiraea bullata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Hiraea
Jacq.
Species

Over 55 species; see text

Hiraea is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Hiraea comprises over 55 species of woody vines and shrubs found in diverse habitats, except very dry vegetation types, in the New World tropics and subtropics from western Mexico to Paraguay and adjacent Argentina and southeastern Brazil ; it also occurs in the Lesser Antilles in Grenada and St. Lucia.

Hiraea faginea and H. fagifolia are among the most widespread species. Hiraea perplexa W. R. Anderson of Ecuador is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5220549 entry