Tovomita
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Tovomita is a plant genus of the family Clusiaceae. They are noted for having white-yellow latex and containing xanthones. There are about 45 species, found in tropical America, 30 of which are in Venezuela.
Species include:
- Tovomita aequatoriensis
- Tovomita brasiliensis
- Tovomita chachapoyasensis
- Tovomita croatii
- Tovomita longifolia
- Tovomita macrophylla
- Tovomita microcarpa
- Tovomita rubella
- Tovomita stylosa
- Tovomita weberbaueri
- Tovomita weddelliana
[edit] Taxonomy
Synonyms of this genus are:
- Marialvaea Mart.
- Tovomitidium Ducke
