''Heterosavia'' is a
genus
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of the
family
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of
Phyllanthaceae
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first described as a genus in 2008.
[ It is native to the Caribbean and southern ]Florida
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. It is found in Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, southwest Caribbean and Turks-Caicos Islands.circumscribed
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by Ignaz Urban
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and Petra Hoffmann in Brittonia
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vol.60 on page 152 in 2008.
Species
As accepted by PlantsofWorldOnline;[Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map] Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, Cayman Islands, Turks & Caicos, islands of southwest Caribbean
# '' Heterosavia erythroxyloides'' (Griseb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba, Hispaniola
# '' Heterosavia laurifolia'' (Griseb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba
# '' Heterosavia maculata'' (Urb.) Petra Hoffm. - Cuba
References
Phyllanthaceae genera
Phyllanthaceae
Flora of Florida
Flora of the Caribbean
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