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Omphalea
Genus of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Omphalea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1759.[3][4] It is native to tropical parts of the Americas, the West Indies, Asia, Australia, and Africa (including Madagascar).[2][5][6]
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Omphalea | |
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Omphalea triandra[1] | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Omphaleae |
Genus: | Omphalea L. |
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Omphalea has monoecious, apetalous flowers and fleshy fruits with hard centers.[7]