Spachea
Spachea is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Spachea comprises 6 species of shrubs and trees growing in wet forests. One species (S. martiana) occurs in Cuba, 2 species in southern Central America with one of those also in adjacent Colombia, and 3 species in northern South America (including Trinidad). Spachea correae, native to Costa Rica and Panama, is listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Spachea A.Juss. |
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Spachea perforata, common name soufriere tree, is the national flower of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.[1]
References
External links
- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Spachea
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