Biology:Eschweilera

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Eschweilera
Eschweilera cf. ovata.jpg
Eschweilera (probably E. ovata)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Subfamily: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Eschweilera
Mart. ex DC.
Type species
Eschweilera parvifolia
Mart. ex DC.[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
  • Noallia Buc'hoz
  • Jugastrum Miers
  • Neohuberia Ledoux

Eschweilera is a genus of woody plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1828.[2][4] It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and Trinidad.[3]

Species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q287974 entry