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Savia (plant)

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Phyllanthaceae

Order
  
Malpighiales

Tribe
  
Wielandieae

Genus
  
Savia Willd. 1806 not Raf. 1808 (syn of Amphicarpaea in Fabaceae)

Savia is a genus of the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1806. It is native to the West Indies, the Florida Keys, Mexico, Venezuela, Brazil, and Paraguay.

species
  1. Savia dictyocarpa Müll.Arg. - Paraguay, S Brazil
  2. Savia sessiliflora (Sw.) Willd. - Mexico (Nayarit + Tamaulipas to Quintana Roo), West Indies (Greater Antilles, Leeward Is), Venezuela
formerly included

moved to other genera: Actephila Amphicarpaea Gonatogyne Heterosavia Phyllanthopsis Pseudophyllanthus Wielandia

References

Savia (plant) Wikipedia