Poraqueiba is a genus of flowering plants in the family Metteniusaceae. It comprises 3 species native to Panama and South America.[1]

Poraqueiba
Branchlets of Poraqueiba sericea (left) and Poraqueiba guianensis (right).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Metteniusales
Family: Metteniusaceae
Genus: Poraqueiba
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Species

References

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  1. ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 518. ISBN 9780123969545.