''Enriquebeltrania'' is a plant genus in the family
Euphorbiaceae, first described in 1957. It was initially given the name ''Beltrania'', but this turned out to be an illegitimate homonym. In other words, someone else had already applied the name to a different plant, so this one had to be renamed.
The genus is native to western and southern
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
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[Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]
/ref>[De-Nova, J. A., V. Sosa & K. J. Wurdack. 2006. Phylogenetic relationships and the description of a new species of ''Enriquebeltrania'' (Euphorbiaceae s.s.): an enigmatic genus endemic to Mexico. Systematic Botany 31(3): 533–546.]
;Species[
# '' Enriquebeltrania crenatifolia'' (Miranda) Rzed. 1979 - Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatán
# '' Enriquebeltrania disjuncta'' De-Nova & Sosa 2006 - Jalisco, Sinaloa
]
References
Adelieae
Euphorbiaceae genera
Endemic flora of Mexico
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