Humiria

plant genus

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Humiria is a genus of trees native to South America that are known for yielding balsam. These trees belong to the family Humiriaceae, which is characterized by small, cymose flowers. The family Humiriaceae includes tropical American and African trees and shrubs. Some classifications consider this family a subfamily of Linaceae, but it is distinguished by bilocular anthers and numerous stamens. The name Humiria is derived from the Portuguese word umirí.12

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Malpighiales
Ungrouped families
…species), Humiriastrum (12 species), and Humiria (4 species), grow in the Neotropics, but Saccoglottis (8 species) also grows in West Africa. The flowers are rather small but distinctive. The stamens are more or less fused in a tube and have prolongations at their apices. The fruit is a one- or…
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…species), Humiriastrum (12 species), and Humiria (4 species), grow in the Neotropics, but Saccoglottis (8 species) also grows in West Africa. The flowers are rather small but distinctive. The stamens are more or less fused in a tube and have prolongations at their apices. The fruit is a one- or…
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