Tacarcuna is a genus of plants in the Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1989.[1][2] It is native to Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, and Peru.[3][4] It is apparently dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[1]

Tacarcuna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Bridelieae
Subtribe: Saviinae
Genus: Tacarcuna
Huft.
Type species
Tacarcuna gentryi
Species[3]
  1. Tacarcuna amanoifolia Huft - Loreto Region in Peru; Amazonas Department in Colombia[1][5]
  2. Tacarcuna gentryi Huft - Darién Province in Panama, Magdalena Department in Colombia[1][6]
  3. Tacarcuna tachirensis Huft - Táchira State in Venezuela[1][7]

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