Eschweilera

Eschweilera
Eschweilera (probably E. ovata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Lecythidaceae
Subfamily: Lecythidoideae
Genus: Eschweilera
Mart. ex DC.
Type species
Eschweilera parvifolia
Mart. ex DC.
Synonyms
  • Noallia Buc'hoz
  • Jugastrum Miers
  • Neohuberia Ledoux

Eschweilera is a genus of woody plants in the family Lecythidaceae first described as a genus in 1828. It is native to southern Mexico, Central America, South America, and Trinidad.

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