Rapatea is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1775.[2][3][4]

Rapatea
Rapatea paludosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Rapatea
Aubl.
Type species
Rapatea paludosa
Synonyms[1]

The genus is native to Panama, Trinidad, and northern South America.[1]

Species[1]

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