Hippocratea | |
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Hippocratea volubilis botanical illustration | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Celastrales |
Family: | Celastraceae |
Subfamily: | Hippocrateoideae |
Genus: | Hippocratea L.[1] |
Species | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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Hippocratea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae, usually lianas, native to tropical and subtropical North America, South America and Africa.[2]
Currently accepted species include:[2]
A large number of species names have been previously associated with Hippocratea.[3]