''Algrizea'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

in the plant family

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...

first described as a genus in 2006.Tropicos, ''Algrizea'' Proença & Nic Lugh.
/ref> The entire genus is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...

to the

State of Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio de Janeiro) and the 5th-largest by ...

in northeastern

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Algrizea macrochlamys ''Algrizea'' is a genus in the plant family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 2006. The entire genus is endemic to the State of Bahia in northeastern Brazil. ;Species # '' Algrizea macrochlamys'' (DC.) Proença & NicLugh. 2006. - Bahia # ' ...

'' (DC.) Proença & NicLugh. 2006. -

Bahia Bahia ( , , ; meaning "bay") is one of the 26 Federative units of Brazil, states of Brazil, located in the Northeast Region, Brazil, Northeast Region of the country. It is the fourth-largest Brazilian state by population (after São Paulo (sta ...

# ''

Algrizea minor ''Algrizea'' is a genus in the plant family Myrtaceae first described as a genus in 2006. The entire genus is endemic to the State of Bahia in northeastern Brazil. ;Species # ''Algrizea macrochlamys'' (DC.) Proença & NicLugh. 2006. - Bahia # '' ...

'' Sobral, Faria & Proença. 2010. -

References

Myrtaceae Myrtaceae genera Endemic flora of Brazil {{myrtaceae-stub