Schwackaea cupheoides (Benth.) Cogn. is a plant in the Melastomataceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Schwackaea cupheoides (Benth.) Cogn. (Schwackaea cupheoides (Benth.) Cogn.)
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Schwackaea cupheoides (Benth.) Cogn.

Schwackaea cupheoides (Benth.) Cogn.

Schwackaea is a monotypic flowering plant genus in Melastomataceae, whose only species is native from southern Mexico to Colombia.

Genus
Schwackaea
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Schwackaea cupheoides (Benth.) Cogn.

Schwackaea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. The only species in this genus is Schwackaea cupheoides, which has the scientific classification Schwackaea cupheoides (Benth.) Cogn. This species is native to the area extending from southern Mexico to Colombia.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Melastomataceae Schwackaea

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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