Jacquinia | |
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J. pungens flowers | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Subfamily: | Theophrastoideae |
Tribe: | Theophrasteae |
Genus: | Jacquinia L. |
Species | |
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Jacquinia is a genus of evergreen shrubs and trees in the family Primulaceae, native to Central America and the Caribbean.
The genus was established by Linnaeus in 1760 and named by him in honor of Nikolaus Joseph von Jacquin.
Species
There are about 86 species. IPNI.
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