''Echinopterys'' is a
genus in the
Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...
, a
family of about 75 genera of
flowering plants in the order
Malpighiales. ''Echinopterys'' comprises 2
species of shrubs or woody vines native to dry habitats of
Mexico and is distinctive in its bristly fruits.
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Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae genera
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