Bunchosia is a genus

Genus

In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 in the Malpighiaceae

Malpighiaceae

Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises approximately 75 genera and 1300 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics...

, a family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 of about 75 genera of flowering plant

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 in the order Malpighiales

Malpighiales

Malpighiales is one of the largest orders of flowering plants, containing about 16000 species, approximately 7.8% of the eudicots. The order is very diverse and hard to recognize except with molecular phylogenetic evidence. It is not part of any of the classification systems that are based only on...

. It contains roughly 75 species

Species

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 of trees and shrubs, which are native to dry woodlands, savannas, and wet forests. Their range extends from Mexico

Mexico

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 and the Caribbean

Caribbean

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 to southeastern Brazil

Brazil

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 and adjacent Argentina

Argentina

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. Bunchosia is one of three arborescent genera of Malpighiaceae

Malpighiaceae

Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises approximately 75 genera and 1300 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics...

 with fleshy, bird-dispersed fruits.

Selected species

• Bunchosia argentea (Jacq.) DC. – Peanut butter fruit
• Bunchosia armeniaca (Cav.) DC.
• Bunchosia biocellata Schltdl.
• Bunchosia cauliflora
  Bunchosia cauliflora
  Bunchosia cauliflora is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.-References:* Barriga, P. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
  
  W.R.Anderson
• Bunchosia cornifolia Kunth
• Bunchosia costaricensis Rose
• Bunchosia glandulifera (Jacq.) Kunth
• Bunchosia glandulosa (Cav.) DC.
• Bunchosia hartwegiana
  Bunchosia hartwegiana
  Bunchosia hartwegiana is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is found in Colombia and Panama.-Sources:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
  
  Benth.
  George Bentham
  George Bentham CMG FRS was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic botanist of the nineteenth century".- Formative years :...
  
  
• Bunchosia hookeriana A.Juss.
• Bunchosia jamaicensis
  Bunchosia jamaicensis
  Bunchosia jamaicensis is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is endemic to Jamaica.-References:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
  
  Urb.
  Ignatz Urban
  Ignatz Urban was a German botanist. He is known for his contributions to the flora of the Caribbean and Brazil, and for his work as curator of the Berlin Botanical Garden. Born the son of a brewer, Urban showed an interest in botany as an undergraduate...
  
   & Ndz.
• Bunchosia lindeniana A.Juss.
• Bunchosia linearifolia
  Bunchosia linearifolia
  Bunchosia linearifolia is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is endemic to Cuba.-References:* Areces-Mallea, A.E. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
  
  P.Wilson
• Bunchosia mcvaughii W.R.Anderson
• Bunchosia praecox W.R.Anderson
• Bunchosia sonorensis Rose
• Bunchosia tutensis
  Bunchosia tutensis
  Bunchosia tutensis is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-Sources:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
  
  Dobson

Formerly placed here

• Malpighia mexicana subsp. guadalajarensis (S.Watson) F.K.Mey. (as B. guadalajarensis S.Watson)

External links

• Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
• Bunchosia