Hylaea (plant)
| Hylaea | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Apocynoideae |
| Tribe: | Echiteae |
| Genus: | Hylaea J.F.Morales |
| Type species | |
| Hylaea leptoloba J.F.Morales | |
Hylaea is a genus of flowering plants in the dogbane family, Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1999. It is native to the Amazon rainforest of southern Venezuela and northwestern Brazil.[1]
- Species[1]
- Hylaea arborescens (Monach.) J.F.Morales - Amazonas State of Venezuela
- Hylaea leptoloba (Monach.) J.F.Morales - Amazonas State of Brazil
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