Microtea

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Microtea
Botanical illustration of Microtea glochidiata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Microteaceae
Schäferhoff & Borsch
Genus: Microtea
Sw.[1]
Species

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Synonyms
  • Ancistrocarpus Kunth
  • Ceratococca Willd. ex Schult.
  • Schollera Rohr

Microtea, the jumby peppers, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Microteaceae, native to the Caribbean islands, Central America, and South America.

Species[edit]

Microtea was originally placed in the Phytolaccaceae, but now have their own family, the Microteaceae.[2] Species currently accepted by The Plant List[3] are as follows:

References[edit]

  1. ^ Prodr. [O. P. Swartz] 53. 1788 [20 Jun-29 Jul 1788]
  2. ^ Schäferh. & Borsch, Willdenowia 39(2): 223 (2010)
  3. ^ "Microtea". theplantlist.org. The Plant List. Retrieved 7 December 2019.