Bunchosia
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ca. 75 species; see text |
Bunchosia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Bunchosia comprises ca. 75 species of trees and shrubs native to dry woodlands, savannas, and wet forests. Its range extends from Mexico and the Caribbean to southeastern Brazil and adjacent Argentina. Bunchosia is one of three arborescent genera of Malpighiaceae with fleshy, bird-dispersed fruits.
Bunchosia includes, among others, the following species:
- Bunchosia argentea (Jacq.) DC. - Peanut butter fruit
- Bunchosia cauliflora W.R.Anderson
- Bunchosia hartwegiana Benth.
- Bunchosia jamaicensis Urb. & Ndz.
- Bunchosia linearifolia P. Wilson
- Bunchosia mcvaughii W.R.Anderson
- Bunchosia praecox W.R.Anderson
- Bunchosia tutensis Dobson
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- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Bunchosia
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