''Jubelina'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

in the Malpighiaceae, a

family Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...

of about 75 genera of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the order

Malpighiales The Malpighiales comprise one of the largest orders of flowering plants, containing about 36 families and more than species, about 7.8% of the eudicots. The order is very diverse, containing plants as different as the willow, violet, poinsett ...

. ''Jubelina'' comprises 6

species In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...

of woody vines occurring in tropical wet primary and secondary forests of

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and

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External links and reference

Malpighiaceae
Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature

*Anderson, W. R. 1990a. The taxonomy of ''Jubelina'' (Malpighiaceae). Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 17: 21–37. Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae genera {{Malpighiaceae-stub