''Schistostemon'' is a genus 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 belonging to the family
Humiriaceae
Humiriaceae (or, alternatively Houmiriaceae Juss.) is a family of evergreen flowering plants. It comprises 8 genera and 56 known species. The family is exclusively Neotropical, except one species found in tropical West Africa
West Africa, al ...
.
Its native range is Southern Tropical America.
Species:
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Schistostemon auyantepuiensis''
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Schistostemon densiflorus''
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Schistostemon dichotomus''
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Schistostemon fernandezii''
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Schistostemon macrophyllus''
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Schistostemon oblongifolius''
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Schistostemon reticulatus''
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Schistostemon retusus''
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Schistostemon sylvaticus''
References
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Humiriaceae
Malpighiales genera
Flora of Southern America