Hypelate trifoliata, commonly known as white ironwood or inkwood, is a small tree in the soapberry family. It is native to extreme southern Florida and islands of the Caribbean. It has trifoliate leaves and produces small flowers in early summer.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Sapindaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dodonaeoideae |
| Genus: | Hypelate P. Browne |
| Species: | H. trifoliata
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| Hypelate trifoliata Sw.
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Hypelate is a monotypic genus.
References
edit- ^ Charles Sprague Sargent (1895). "The silva of North America: a description of the trees which grow naturally in North America exclusive of Mexico, Volume 2". Retrieved 2013-12-13.