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Vismia
Vismia baccifera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Hypericaceae
Tribe: Vismieae
Genus: Vismia
Vand.
Synonyms[1]
  • Acrossanthes C.Presl
  • Caopia Adans.

Vismia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Hypericaceae.[1] Members of the genus are small trees and shrubs found in tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, Central America, and South America.[1][2]

Like many members of the Hypericaceae, these plants contain xanthonoids.

Species include:

References

  1. ^ a b c "Vismia Vand". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  2. ^ Hussain, Hidayat; Hussain, Javid; Al-Harrasi, Ahmed; Saleem, Muhammad; Green, Ivan R.; van Ree, Teunis; Ghulam, Abbas (11 September 2012). "Chemistry and biology of genus Vismia". Pharmaceutical Biology. 50 (11): 1448–1462. doi:10.3109/13880209.2012.680972.