Heteropterys
Heteropterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Heteropterys comprises over 140 species of woody vines, shrubs, and small trees found in the New World tropics and subtropics from northern Mexico and the West Indies to northern Argentina and southeastern Brazil. One widespread, mostly Caribbean species, H. leona, is also found in low wet places along the coast of West Africa from Senegal to...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
red wing
speciesHeteropterys glabra
Heteropterys brachiata
speciesHeteropterys brachiata
dragon withe
speciesHeteropterys laurifolia
Heteropterys purpurea
speciesHeteropterys purpurea
Heteropterys byrsonimifolia
speciesHeteropterys byrsonimifolia
Heteropterys pteropetala
speciesHeteropterys pteropetala
Heteropterys campestris
speciesHeteropterys campestris
Heteropterys intermedia
speciesHeteropterys intermedia
Heteropterys wydleriana
speciesHeteropterys wydleriana
Heteropterys dumetorum
speciesHeteropterys dumetorum
Heteropterys leona
speciesHeteropterys leona
Heteropterys chrysophylla
speciesHeteropterys chrysophylla
Heteropterys coleoptera
speciesHeteropterys coleoptera
Heteropterys aenea
speciesHeteropterys aenea
Heteropterys trichanthera
speciesHeteropterys trichanthera
Heteropterys palmeri
speciesHeteropterys palmeri
Heteropterys syringifolia
speciesHeteropterys syringifolia
Heteropterys nitida
speciesHeteropterys nitida
Heteropterys lindeniana
speciesHeteropterys lindeniana
Heteropterys rufula
speciesHeteropterys rufula
Heteropterys coriacea
speciesHeteropterys coriacea
Heteropterys macrostachya
speciesHeteropterys macrostachya
Heteropterys hypericifolia
speciesHeteropterys hypericifolia
Heteropterys cotinifolia
speciesHeteropterys cotinifolia
Heteropterys rhopalifolia
speciesHeteropterys rhopalifolia
Heteropterys tomentosa
speciesHeteropterys tomentosa
Heteropterys nervosa
speciesHeteropterys nervosa
Heteropterys alternifolia
speciesHeteropterys alternifolia
Heteropterys bicolor
speciesHeteropterys bicolor
Heteropterys mathewsiana
speciesHeteropterys mathewsiana
Heteropterys platyptera
speciesHeteropterys platyptera
Heteropterys catingarum
speciesHeteropterys catingarum
Heteropterys fluminensis
speciesHeteropterys fluminensis
Heteropterys sylvatica
speciesHeteropterys sylvatica
Heteropterys uribei
speciesHeteropterys uribei
Heteropterys standleyana
speciesHeteropterys standleyana
Heteropterys amplexicaulis
speciesHeteropterys amplexicaulis
Heteropterys umbellata
speciesHeteropterys umbellata
Heteropterys leschenaultiana
speciesHeteropterys leschenaultiana
Heteropterys molesta
speciesHeteropterys molesta
Heteropterys eglandulosa
speciesHeteropterys eglandulosa
Heteropterys alata
speciesHeteropterys alata
Heteropterys crinigera
speciesHeteropterys crinigera
Heteropterys pannosa
speciesHeteropterys pannosa
Heteropterys xanthophylla
speciesHeteropterys xanthophylla
Heteropterys argyrophaea
speciesHeteropterys argyrophaea
Heteropterys obovata
speciesHeteropterys obovata
Heteropterys biglandulosa
speciesHeteropterys biglandulosa
Heteropterys ayacuchensis
speciesHeteropterys ayacuchensis
Heteropterys orinocensis
speciesHeteropterys orinocensis
Heteropterys sessilifolia
speciesHeteropterys sessilifolia
Heteropterys rubiginosa
speciesHeteropterys rubiginosa
Heteropterys cochleosperma
speciesHeteropterys cochleosperma
Heteropterys escalloniifolia
speciesHeteropterys escalloniifolia
Heteropterys macradena
speciesHeteropterys macradena
Heteropterys nordestina
speciesHeteropterys nordestina
Heteropterys dusenii
speciesHeteropterys dusenii
Heteropterys sericea
speciesHeteropterys sericea
Heteropterys trigoniifolia
speciesHeteropterys trigoniifolia
Heteropterys panamensis
speciesHeteropterys panamensis
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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