Ossaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 90 species distributed from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean.[1]
| Ossaea | |
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| Ossaea congestiflora | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Ossaea DC. |
Species include:
References
edit- ^ Goldenberg, R., & Reginato, M. (2009). New species of Behuria, Miconia, and Ossaea (Melastomataceae) from eastern Brazil. The Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society, 293-301.
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