Lophanthera
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Lophanthera is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Lophanthera comprises 5 species of shrubs and trees, all but one native to Amazonian South America; the exception (L. hammelii) is from Costa Rica.
Grows well in Far North Queensland and seeds are viable and easy to germinate
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- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Lophanthera