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:

Taxonomy

Synonyms of this genus are:


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