Ectopopterys
| Ectopopterys | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Malpighiaceae |
| Genus: | Ectopopterys W. R. Anderson |
| Species: | E. soejartoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Ectopopterys soejartoi W. R. Anderson | |
Ectopopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Ectopopterys contains only one species (E. soejartoi) of woody vines native to lowland wet forests of Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.
References
- Anderson, W. R. 1980. Ectopopterys, a new genus of Malpighiaceae from Colombia and Peru. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 14: 11–15.
External links
- Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
- Ectopopterys
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