Esenbeckia (plant)
| Esenbeckia | |
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| Esenbeckia pumila | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Toddalioideae |
| Tribe: | Cusparieae |
| Genus: |
Esenbeckia Kunth |
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Esenbeckia pilocarpoides Kunth |
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Esenbeckia is a genus of flowering plants in the rue family, Rutaceae. All species in the genus are native to the Americas, with the highest diversity in South America. They are commonly known as jopoy, the Mayan word for E. berlandieri, or gasparillo (Spanish).
The generic name commemorates German naturalist Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck (1776 - 1858). The Takhtajan system places the genus in the subfamily Rutoideae, tribe Cusparieae, while Germplasm Resources Information Network places it in the subfamily Toddalioideae, tribe Cusparieae.
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