Caryocaraceae (
syn.
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* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linna ...
Rhizobolaceae
DC.
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) is a small family of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. They include all forbs (flowering plants without a woody stem), grasses and grass-like plants, a vast majority of ...
s consisting of two genera with 26 species.
The family is native to tropical regions of
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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and
South America
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, as well as the
West Indies
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.
Tropicos, Caryocaraceae Voigt
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References
Malpighiales families
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