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Hebecarpa

Hebecarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Species are found from the southern United States through Mexico and Central America to western South America.

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Hebecarpa
Hebecarpa macradenia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Genus: Hebecarpa
(Chodat) J.R.Abbott1
Species

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Hebecarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Polygalaceae. Species are found from the southern United States (Arizona, Texas and New Mexico) through Mexico and Central America to western South America.1

Species

As of April 2020, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:1

  • Hebecarpa americana (Mill.) J.R.I.Wood & S.Beck
  • Hebecarpa barbeyana (Chodat) J.R.Abbott
  • Hebecarpa buxifolia (Kunth) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa caracasana (Kunth) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa costaricensis (Chodat) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa hebantha (Benth.) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa macradenia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott
  • Hebecarpa myrtilloides (Willd.) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa obscura (Benth.) J.R.Abbott
  • Hebecarpa ovatifolia (A.Gray) J.R.Abbott
  • Hebecarpa palmeri (S.Watson) J.R.Abbott
  • Hebecarpa platycarpa (Benth.) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa punctata (Humb. ex Schult.) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa rectipilis (S.F.Blake) J.R.Abbott
  • Hebecarpa rivinifolia (Kunth) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa robinsonii (S.F.Blake) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa rossychaveziae J.R.I.Wood & S.Beck
  • Hebecarpa tehuacana (Brandegee) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
  • Hebecarpa velutina (C.Presl) J.R.Abbott & J.F.B.Pastore
References

References

  1. "Hebecarpa". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2020-04-14.