Peixotoa
Peixotoa is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Peixotoa comprises 29 species of vines, shrubs, and subshrubs native to Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Bolivia.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Peixotoa A.Juss. |
| Species | |
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29 species; see text | |
External links and references
- Peixotoa from the University of Michigan Herbarium
- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Anderson, C. 1982. A monograph of the genus Peixotoa (Malpighiaceae). Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 15: 1–92.
- Anderson, C. 2001. Peixotoa floribunda (Malpighiaceae), a new species from Paraguay. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 23: 49–52.
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