''Myrospermum'' 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 ...
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 legume family,
Fabaceae
Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,[International Code of Nomen ...](_blank)
. It includes two species of trees and shrubs native to the tropical Americas, ranging from northeastern Mexico through Central America to Colombia and Venezuela. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical to subtropcial woodland and bushland, often on rocky hillsides and along rivers and streams.
[
*'' Myrospermum frutescens'' – central Mexico to Colombia and Venezuela
*'' Myrospermum sousanum'' – northeastern Mexico
]
References
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Amburaneae
Fabaceae genera
Flora of the Neotropical realm