Ophiocaryon is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Sabiaceae found mainly in the Guayana Shield and Amazon basin in South America.[1]

Ophiocaryon
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Proteales
Family: Sabiaceae
Genus: Ophiocaryon
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Synonyms

Phoxanthus Benth.

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References

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  1. ^ Aymard, Gerardo A..; Daly, Douglas C. (2006). "Two New Species of Ophiocaryon (Sabiaceae) from South America". Brittonia. 58 (3): 270–76. doi:10.1663/0007-196x(2006)58[270:tnsoos]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 4099025.