Hypelate
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| Genus: | Hypelate P. Browne
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| Species: | H. trifoliata
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| Hypelate trifoliata Sw.
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Hypelate trifoliata, commonly known as white ironwood or inkwood, is a small tree in the soapberry family. It is native to extreme southern Florida and islands of the Caribbean. It has trifoliate leaves and produces small flowers in early summer.[1]
Hypelate is a monotypic genus.
References
- ^ Charles Sprague Sargent (1895). "The silva of North America: a description of the trees which grow naturally in North America exclusive of Mexico, Volume 2". Retrieved 2013-12-13.