Rhexia

Rhexia
Rhexia mariana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Rhexia
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Rhexia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. Rhexia species are commonly called "meadow beauty" and 11 to 13 species of Rhexia have been recognized depending on different taxonomic treatments.[1][2][3]

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  2. ^ Kral, R.; P.E. Bostick (1969). "The genus Rhexia (Melastomataceae)" (PDF). SIDA, Contributions to Botany. 3: 387–440.
  3. ^ Nesom, G.L. (2012). "Infrageneric classification of Rhexia (Melastomataceae)" (PDF). Phytoneuron. 15: 1–9.