Barnebya

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Barnebya
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Malpighiales Family: Malpighiaceae Genus: Barnebya W. R. Anderson & B. Gates
Species
Barnebya dispar W. R. Anderson & B. Gates Barnebya harleyi W. R. Anderson & B. Gates

Barnebya is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Barnebya comprises 2 species of trees and woody vines native to eastern Brazil. The genus is named in honor of the American botanist Rupert Charles Barneby (1911-2006).

[edit] References and external links

• Barnebya
• Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
• Anderson, W. R., and B. Gates. 1981. Barnebya, a new genus of Malpighiaceae from Brazil. Brittonia 33: 275–284. 1981.