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Lapaea

Lapaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. It includes five species native to eastern Brazil.

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Plantaginaceae
Tribe: Gratioleae
Genus: Lapaea
Scatigna & V.C.Souza (2020)
Species1

5; see text

Lapaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Plantaginaceae. It includes five species native to eastern Brazil.

Species

Five species are accepted.1

  • Lapaea cipoensis (Scatigna) Scatigna
  • Lapaea harleyi (B.L.Turner) Scatigna
  • Lapaea lobata (J.A.Schmidt) Scatigna
  • Lapaea rubriflora Scatigna & V.C.Souza
  • Lapaea stellata (B.L.Turner) Scatigna
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