Lophanthera
Lophanthera lactescens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Malpighiaceae
Genus: Lophanthera
A.Juss.
Species
  • Lophanthera hammelii W.R.Anderson
  • Lophanthera lactescens Ducke
  • Lophanthera longifolia (H.B.K.) Griseb.
  • Lophanthera pendula Ducke
  • Lophanthera spruceana Nied.

Lophanthera is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Lophanthera comprises 5 species of shrubs and trees, all but one native to the Amazonian South America; the exception (L. hammelii) is from Costa Rica. Lophanthera lactescens has become popular in recent decades as a cultivated ornamental in many warm regions of the Old and New World. It is propagated by cuttings and seeds.


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