''Belemia'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Nyctaginaceae Nyctaginaceae, the four o'clock family, is a family of around 33 genera and 290 species of flowering plants, widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions, with a few representatives in temperate regions. The family has a distinctive fr ...

. It includes two species native to Brazil. *'' Belemia cordata'' *'' Belemia fucsioides''

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q17272557 Nyctaginaceae genera Endemic flora of Brazil Taxa described in 1981 Taxa named by João Murça Pires Nyctaginaceae