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Prepusa is a genus of plants in the Gentian family. There are five known species, all endemic to mountains in Brazil.
It has been suggested that the name "prepusa" was derived from the Greek "πρεπουσα", which means "conspicuous", a references to the genus's unique flowers; another suggestion for its origin has been the Latin word "praeputium".
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