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Saurauia
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Saurauia is a genus of plants in the family Actinidiaceae. It comprises about over 300 species distributed in the tropics and subtropics of Asia and South and Central America.[2][3] Genetic evidence and the cell biology of the group support monophyly of the genus.[2] Monophyly of the genus is also supported by micromorphological characters and by phylogenetic analysis, although the exact evolutionary relationships of Saurauia with the other two genera of the Actinidiaceae, Actinidia and Clematoclethra, are not well understood.[4] It is also the only extant genus within its family whose natural distribution includes areas outside of Asia (tropical South and Central America).[2]
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Saurauia madrensis | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Actinidiaceae |
Genus: | Saurauia Willd. |
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