Microtea | |
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Botanical illustration of Microtea glochidiata | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Microteaceae Schäferhoff & Borsch (2010) |
Genus: | Microtea Sw. (1788)[1] |
Species | |
10; see text | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Microtea, the jumby peppers, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Microteaceae, native to the Caribbean islands, Central America, and tropical South America.[2]
Ten species are currently accepted.[2]
Microtea was originally placed in the family Phytolaccaceae, but is now placed in its own family, the Microteaceae.[3]