''Bia '' is a
genus
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of
plant
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of the
family
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Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1841. The entire genus is native to
South America
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.
[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
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;Species[
# '' Bia alienata'' Didr. - Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, N Argentina
# '' Bia capivarensis'' Medeiros & Alves - Serra da Capivara
# '' Bia fallax'' (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster - Peru, ]Rondônia
Rondônia () is one of the 26 states of Brazil, located in the northern subdivision of the country (central-western part). To the west is a short border with the state of Acre, to the north is the state of Amazonas, in the east is Mato Grosso, ...
# '' Bia fendleri'' (Müll.Arg.) G.L.Webster - Guyana, Venezuela, Amazonas State of Brazil
# '' Bia lessertiana'' Baill. - Fr Guiana, Suriname, Guyana, N Brazil
# '' Bia manuelii'' V.W. Steinm. & Ram.-Amezcua, 2013, Sierra de Coalcomán, Michoacán, MexicoBia manuelii (Euphorbiaceae: Acalyphoideae), a new species from Sierra de Coalcomán, Michoacán, Mexico
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;formerly included[
moved to '' Zuckertia''
*''Bia cordata - Zuckertia cordata''
]
References
Euphorbiaceae genera
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