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Mezia

Mezia sp., fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Mezia Nied.
Species
10 species; see text

Mezia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Mezia comprises 10 species of woody vines and lianas native to South America, with one species (M. includens) extending into Panama.

Species

Mezia angelica W. R. Anderson
Mezia araujoi Nied.
Mezia beckii W. R. Anderson
Mezia curranii W. R. Anderson
Mezia huberi W. R. Anderson

Mezia includens (Benth.) Cuatrec.
Mezia mariposa W. R. Anderson
Mezia rufa W. R. Anderson
Mezia russellii W. R. Anderson
Mezia tomentosa W. R. Anderson

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