''Guapira'' is a genus of

Neotropical The Neotropical realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms constituting Earth's land surface. Physically, it includes the tropical terrestrial ecoregions of the Americas and the entire South American temperate zone. Definition In biogeogra ...

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

s in four o'clock family.Jean Baptiste Christophe Fusée 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 3: plate 119
line drawing of ''Guapira guianensis'' (mislabeled as ''Quapira Guianensis'')The Plant List search for ''Guapira''
/ref> Its species are native to

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, the

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, and the extreme southern part of

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.Flora of North America Vol. 4 Page 74 ''Guapira'' Aublet
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References

Nyctaginaceae genera Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa described in 1776 Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet Flora of the Neotropical realm Nyctaginaceae {{caryophyllales-stub