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Microdesmia

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Microdesmia
Microdesmia rigida
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Microdesmia
(Benth.) Sothers & Prance[1]

Microdesmia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Chrysobalanaceae.[1]

Its native range is Mexico to Southern Tropical America.[1] Microdesmia consists of species formerly placed in the genus Licania.[2]

Species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Microdesmia (Benth.) Sothers & Prance | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  2. ^ C.A. Sothers; G.T. Prance; M.W. Chase (December 2016). "Towards a monophyletic Licania: a new generic classification of the polyphyletic Neotropical genus Licania (Chrysobalanaceae)". Kew Bulletin. 71 (58). Bibcode:2016KewBu..71...58S. doi:10.1007/S12225-016-9664-3.