| Stegnosperma | |
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| Stegnosperma cubense | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Stegnospermataceae Nakai |
| Genus: | Stegnosperma Benth. |
| Species | |
Stegnosperma is a genus of flowering plants, consisting of three species[1][2] of woody plants, native to the Caribbean, Central America, and the Sonoran Desert. These are shrubs or lianas, with anomalous secondary thickening in mature stems, by successive cambia.
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