''Perebea'' is a genus of

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s in the family

Moraceae Moraceae is a family of flowering plants comprising about 48 genera and over 1100 species, and is commonly known as the mulberry or fig family. Most are widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, less so in temperate climates; however, their ...

. It includes ten species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia and central Brazil.

Species

Ten species are accepted. * '' Perebea angustifolia'' (Poepp. & Endl.) C.C.Berg * '' Perebea guianensis'' Aubl. (

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) * '' Perebea hispidula'' Standl. * ''

Perebea humilis ''Perebea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Moraceae. It includes ten species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Nicaragua to Bolivia and central Brazil. Species Ten species are accepted. * ''Perebea angustifolia'' (Poepp ...

'' C.C.Berg * '' Perebea longepedunculata'' C.C.Berg * '' Perebea mennegae'' C.C.Berg * '' Perebea mollis'' (Poepp. & Endl.) Huber * '' Perebea rubra'' (Trécul) C.C.Berg ** ''Perebea rubra'' subsp. ''glabrifolia'' (syn. ''Perebea glabrifolia'' (Ducke) C.C.Berg) ** ''Perebea rubra'' subsp. ''rubra'' * '' Perebea tessmannii'' Mildbr. * '' Perebea xanthochyma'' H.Karst.

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Original genus description by Fusée AubletIllustration of ''Perebea guianensis'' (as ''Castilla australis'' Hemsley)
from ''Hooker’s Icones Plantarum'', vol. 27: t. 2676 (1901) Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Moraceae genera Flora of Southern America Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Christophore Fusée Aublet {{Moraceae-stub