''Bunchosia'' is a

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in the Malpighiaceae, a

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of about 75 genera of

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s in the order

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. It contains roughly 75

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of trees and shrubs, which are native to dry woodlands, savannas, and wet forests. Their range extends from

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and the Caribbean to southeastern

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and adjacent

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. ''Bunchosia'' is one of three arborescent genera of Malpighiaceae with fleshy, bird-dispersed fruits.

Selected species

* '' Bunchosia argentea'' (Jacq.) DC. – silver peanut butter fruit, marmelo, mountain plum (ciruela del monte). A wild species with leaves abaxially sericeous, giving a silvery appearance. * ''

Bunchosia armeniaca ''Bunchosia armeniaca'' is a species in the family Malpighiaceae native to northwestern South America ( Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Venezuela, Brazil, and Peru). Common names include cansaboca, ciruela de fraile (friar's plum), guaimaro, indano ...

'' (Cav.) DC. – cansaboca, friar's plum (ciruela del fraile). * '' Bunchosia biocellata'' Schltdl. * '' Bunchosia cauliflora'' W.R.Anderson * '' Bunchosia cornifolia'' Kunth * '' Bunchosia costaricensis'' Rose * '' Bunchosia fluminensis'' – cachita, muchita or cafezinho do mato. Flavour resembles corn and papaya. * '' Bunchosia glandulifera'' (Jacq.) Kunth – peanut butter fruit. Most popular and widespread species in cultivation. * '' Bunchosia glandulosa'' (Cav.) DC. * '' Bunchosia hartwegiana'' Benth. * '' Bunchosia hookeriana'' A.Juss. * '' Bunchosia jamaicensis'' Urb. & Ndz. * '' Bunchosia lindeniana'' A.Juss. * ''

Bunchosia linearifolia ''Bunchosia linearifolia'' is a species of plant in the Malpighiaceae family. It is endemic to Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as w ...

'' P.Wilson * '' Bunchosia mcvaughii'' W.R.Anderson * '' Bunchosia pallescens'' Skottsb. – usama or pale bunchosia. * '' Bunchosia praecox'' W.R.Anderson * '' Bunchosia sonorensis'' Rose * '' Bunchosia tutensis'' Dobson

Formerly placed here

* ''Malpighia mexicana'' subsp. ''guadalajarensis'' (S.Watson) F.K.Mey. (as ''B. guadalajarensis'' S.Watson)

References

External links

Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature

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