| Euphronia | |
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| Euphronia hirtelloides on left | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphroniaceae Marc.-Berti |
| Genus: | Euphronia Mart. & Zucc. |
| Species | |
Euphronia is a genus of three species[1] of shrubs native to northern South America and is the only genus in the family Euphroniaceae. It was previously classified in the Vochysiaceae family and elsewhere due to its unique floral features, but the APG III system of 2009 recognized Euphroniaceae as distinct and placed Euphronia in it.[2] Based on molecular data from the rbcL gene, it is sister to the Chrysobalanaceae.[3]
- ^ Christenhusz, M. J. M. & Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa. 261 (3). Magnolia Press: 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1.
- ^ Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 105–121, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x, hdl:10654/18083
- ^ Litt, Amy; Chase, Mark W. (October 1998). "The Systematic Position of Euphronia, with Comments on the Position of Balanops: An Analysis Based on rbcL Sequence Data". Systematic Botany. 23 (4): 401. doi:10.2307/2419372. ISSN 0363-6445. JSTOR 2419372.