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Bredia
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Bredia

Bredia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. Species in this genus are characterized by papery leaf texture and persistent and enlarged ovary crown, enclosing an inverted frustum-shaped depression at capsule top. This genus includes at least 21 species, 15 distributed in mainland China, one in north Vietnam, five in Taiwan and one extending to the Ryukyu Islands.

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8 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Bredia oldhamii

speciesBredia oldhamii

Bredia hirsuta

speciesBredia hirsuta

Bredia dulanica

speciesBredia dulanica

Bredia fordii

speciesBredia fordii

Bredia gibba

speciesBredia gibba

Bredia violacea

speciesBredia violacea

Bredia longiloba

speciesBredia longiloba

Bredia plagiopetala

speciesBredia plagiopetala

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 568976.