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Celastraceae
Tricerma

not marked as a favorite taxon Tricerma Liebmann.

Key to Tricerma

A genus of 5 species, shrubs, of the New World tropics (FL and TX to Argentina). This genus has usually been included in Maytenus, but is morphologically and phylogenetically distinctive (Biral et al. 2017).

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Subfamily: Maytenoideae.

References: Biral et al. (2017); Lundell (1971); Ma & Levin (2016c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); McKenna et al. (2011); Nesom (2009d); Simmons In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Simmons, Lombardi, & Biral (2023). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Tricerma© Don Sutherland, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Don Sutherland | Tricerma texanum source | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Tricerma© Matt Reala, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Matt Reala | Tricerma phyllanthoides source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Tricermano rights reserved, uploaded by Irene | Tricerma phyllanthoides source | Original Image ⭷

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