Hiraea

Hiraea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. The genus Hiraea comprises over 55 species of woody vines and shrubs found in diverse habitats, except very dry vegetation types, in the New World tropics and subtropics from western Mexico to Paraguay and adjacent Argentina and south-eastern Brazil; it also occurs in the Lesser Antilles in Grenada and St. Lucia.

Hiraea
Hiraea bullata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Hiraea Jacq.
Species
Over 55 species; see text

Hiraea faginea and H. fagifolia are among the most widespread species. Hiraea perplexa of Ecuador is included in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

External links

• Herbarium.lsa.umich.edu: Hiraea
• Herbarium.lsa.umich.edu: Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature