Biology:Blepharandra

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Blepharandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Blepharandra Griseb.
Species
Blepharandra angustifolia (H. B. K.) W. R. Anderson Blepharandra cachimbensis W. R. Anderson Blepharandra fimbriata MacBryde Blepharandra heteropetala W. R. Anderson Blepharandra hypolceuca (Benth.) Griseb. Blepharandra intermedia W. R. Anderson

Blepharandra is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Blepharandra comprises 6 species of trees and shrubs native to sandy savannas and scrub forests of Guyana, southern Venezuela, and Amazonian Brazil .

External links

• Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
• Blepharandra

Wikidata ☰ Q2886057 entry