''Cameraria'' is a genus of
plant
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s in family
Apocynaceae
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, first described for modern science by Linnaeus in 1753. It is native to southern
Mexico
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,
Central America
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, and the
West Indies
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.
Species
''Cameraria'' includes:
[
# '' Cameraria angustifolia'' L. - Dominican Republic
# '' Cameraria latifolia'' L. - Tabasco, Yucatán Peninsula, Belize, Guatemala, Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica - type species - naturalized in Guangdong Province in China]
References
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Apocynaceae genera
Flora of the Caribbean
Flora of Central America
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot