''Bunchosia'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

in the

Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...

, a

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of about 75 genera 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 in the order

Malpighiales The Malpighiales comprise one of the largest Order (biology), orders of flowering plants. The order is very diverse, with well-known members including willows, Viola (plant), violets, aspens and Populus, poplars, Euphorbia pulcherrima, poinsett ...

. It contains roughly 75

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of trees and shrubs, which are native to dry woodlands, savannas, and wet forests. Their range extends from

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and the

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to southeastern

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and adjacent

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. ''Bunchosia'' is one of three arborescent genera of

with fleshy, bird-dispersed fruits.

Selected species

* '' Bunchosia argentea'' (Jacq.) DC. – silver peanut butter fruit, marmelo, mountain plum (ciruela del monte). A wild species with leaves abaxially sericeous, giving a silvery appearance. * ''

Bunchosia armeniaca ''Bunchosia armeniaca'' is a species in the family Malpighiaceae native to northwestern South America (Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru). Common names include cansaboca, ciruela de fraile (friar's plum), guaimaro, indano, a ...

'' (Cav.) DC. – cansaboca, friar's plum (ciruela del fraile). * '' Bunchosia biocellata'' Schltdl. * '' Bunchosia cauliflora'' W.R.Anderson * '' Bunchosia cornifolia'' Kunth * '' Bunchosia costaricensis'' Rose * '' Bunchosia fluminensis'' – cachita, muchita or cafezinho do mato. Flavour resembles corn and papaya. * '' Bunchosia glandulifera'' (Jacq.) Kunth – peanut butter fruit. Most popular and widespread species in cultivation. * '' Bunchosia glandulosa'' (Cav.) DC. * '' Bunchosia hartwegiana''

Benth. George Bentham (22 September 1800 – 10 September 1884) was an English botanist, described by the weed botanist Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century". Born into a distinguished family, he initially studie ...

* '' Bunchosia hookeriana'' A.Juss. * '' Bunchosia jamaicensis''

Urb. Ignatz Urban (7 January 1848 – 7 January 1931) was a German botany, botanist. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the Caribbean and Brazil, and for his work as curator of the Botanical Garden in Berlin, Berlin Botanical Garden. B ...

& Ndz. * '' Bunchosia lindeniana'' A.Juss. * '' Bunchosia linearifolia'' P.Wilson * '' Bunchosia mcvaughii'' W.R.Anderson * '' Bunchosia pallescens'' Skottsb. – usama or pale bunchosia. * '' Bunchosia praecox'' W.R.Anderson * '' Bunchosia sonorensis'' Rose * '' Bunchosia tutensis'' Dobson

Formerly placed here

* ''Malpighia mexicana'' subsp. ''guadalajarensis'' (S.Watson) F.K.Mey. (as ''B. guadalajarensis'' S.Watson)

References

External links

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Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature

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