Tovomita
| Tovomita | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Clusiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Clusioideae |
| Tribe: | Clusieae |
| Genus: | Tovomita Aubl. |
| Species | |
|
~45, see text | |
Tovomita is a plant genus of the family Clusiaceae. They are noted for having white-yellow latex and containing xanthones. There are about 45 species, found in tropical America, 30 of which are in Venezuela.
Species include:
- Tovomita aequatoriensis
- Tovomita brasiliensis
- Tovomita chachapoyasensis
- Tovomita croatii
- Tovomita longifolia
- Tovomita macrophylla
- Tovomita microcarpa
- Tovomita rubella
- Tovomita stylosa
- Tovomita weberbaueri
- Tovomita weddelliana
Taxonomy
Synonyms of this genus are:
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