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Moeroris Rafinesque.

Key to Moeroris

A genus of 200 or more species, herbs (ours), shrubs, and trees, of the Americas and Africa. Previously included in Phyllanthus; see Bouman et al. (2021, 2022). The subgenera shown in the key are those of Bouman et al. (2022).

References: Bouman et al. (2021); Bouman et al. (2022); Levin (2016c) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016); Levin & Weakley (2023) In Weakley et al. (2023). Show full citations.

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image of plant© Aidan Campos | Moeroris pentaphylla source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn | Moeroris pentaphylla source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Jay Horn | Moeroris tenella source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Kevin Faccenda, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Kevin Faccenda | Moeroris amara source | Original Image ⭷

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