Biology:Hypelate

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Hypelate
Hypelate trifoliata.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Dodonaeoideae
Genus: Hypelate
P. Browne
Species:
H. trifoliata
Binomial name
Hypelate trifoliata
Sw.

Hypelate trifoliata, commonly known as white ironwood or inkwood, is a small tree in the soapberry family. It is native to extreme southern Florida and islands of the Caribbean. It has trifoliate leaves and produces small flowers in early summer.[1]

Hypelate is a monotypic genus.

References

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