Tapirira
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Tapirira is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...

s in the cashew family Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae
Anacardiaceae are a family of flowering plants bearing fruits that are drupes and in some cases producing urushiol, an irritant. Anacardiaceae include numerous genera with several of economic importance. Notable plants in this family include cashew , mango, poison ivy, sumac, smoke tree, and marula...

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Selected species:
  • Tapirira benthanniana
    Tapirira benthanniana
    Tapirira benthanniana is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family....

  • Tapirira chimalapana
    Tapirira chimalapana
    Tapirira chimalapana is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....

  • Tapirira guianensis
    Tapirira guianensis
    Tapirira guianensis is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil....

  • Tapirira marchandii
    Tapirira marchandii
    Tapirira marchandii is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil....

  • Tapirira mexicana
    Tapirira mexicana
    Tapirira mexicana is a species of rainforest tree in the Anacardiaceae family. The tree requires intense sunlight for its saplings to establish....

  • Tapirira obtusa
    Tapirira obtusa
    Tapirira obtusa is a species of plant in the Anacardiaceae family. It is native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil....

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