Margyricarpus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to South America.[2]

Margyricarpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Rosoideae
Genus: Margyricarpus
Ruiz & Pav.[1]
Species

See text.

Taxonomy edit

The genus was first described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1794.[1] It is placed in the subtribe Sanguisorbinae.[3]

Species edit

As of April 2021, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[2]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Margyricarpus Ruiz & Pav.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2021-09-06
  2. ^ a b "Margyricarpus Ruiz & Pav.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-09-06
  3. ^ "Margyricarpus pinnatus", Germplasm Resources Information Network, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture