Lacistema

Lacistema
Lacistema pubescens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Lacistemataceae
Genus: Lacistema
Species

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Lacistema is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lacistemataceae.[1]

Some species are used by the indigenous peoples of Brazil for medicinal purposes.[1]

There are about 11 species:[1]

References

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