Hypelate

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Hypelate
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Dodonaeoideae
Genus: Hypelate
P. Browne
Species:
H. trifoliata
Binomial name
Hypelate trifoliata
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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[edit]

  1. ^ 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.