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Argythamnia proctorii

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Euphorbiaceae

Tribe
  
Chrozophoreae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Malpighiales

Subfamily
  
Acalyphoideae

Subtribe
  
Ditaxinae

Argythamnia proctorii, the Cayman silverbush, is a species of silverbush that is endemic to the Cayman Islands. It is widespread in the forests of all three Cayman Islands, and its population is estimated to be 428,000 mature individuals. It is an erect, wiry-stemmed plant growing to about 1.5 m tall. It is monoecious, and seed capsules are produced year-round. When the seed capsules are ripe, they dry and explode, scattering the seeds.

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Argythamnia proctorii Wikipedia