Bonnetiaceae
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Bonnetiaceae is a family of flowering plant
s, consisting of 3 genera and 35 species. The genus wholly belongs to the Neotropics, except the genus Ploiarium, which is also found in Malesia
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Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
s, consisting of 3 genera and 35 species. The genus wholly belongs to the Neotropics, except the genus Ploiarium, which is also found in Malesia
Malesia
Malesia is a biogeographical region straddling the boundaries of the Indomalaya ecozone and Australasia ecozone, and also a phytogeographical floristic region in the Paleotropical Kingdom.-Floristic province:...
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