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''Adenaria'' is a
monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...
of plants in the family
Lythraceae Lythraceae is a family (biology), family of flowering plants, including 32 genus, genera, with about 620 species of Herbaceous plant, herbs, shrubs, and trees. The larger genera include ''Cuphea'' (275 spp.), ''Lagerstroemia'' (56), ''Nesaea (pl ...
containing the single species ''Adenaria floribunda''. Its common names include ''fruta de pavo''. It is native to
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, the
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,
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, and parts of Central and South America.


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Lythraceae Lythraceae genera Monotypic Myrtales genera {{Myrtales-stub