Chrysobalanaceae

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Chrysobalanaceae
Maranthes polyandra
Maranthes polyandra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
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Genera

Chrysobalanaceae is a family of flowering plants, consisting of 17 genera and about 400 species of leptocaul trees or shrubs. The genus is mostly tropical or subtropical.