Genus Cuspidaria in Family Bignoniaceae
What is a Genus (pl. Genera)?
In botanical taxonomy, a genus (plural genera) is a rank used to group closely related species within a family. In the hierarchy, genus sits below family and above species.
Genera are defined by shared morphological, anatomical, and genetic characteristics (for example, features of flowers, fruits, seeds, or leaves) that indicate a close evolutionary relationship among the species they contain.
Each genus can include one or more species. Examples include Rosa (roses) and Solanum (nightshades, including tomato and eggplant).
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Cuspidaria argentea ((Wawra) Sandwith)
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Cuspidaria bracteata ((Baill. ex Bureau & K.Schum.) L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria bracteolata ((DC.) Kaehler & L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria cinerea ((Bureau ex K.Schum.) L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria convoluta ((Vell.) A.H.Gentry)
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Cuspidaria cratensis ((J.C.Gomes) A.H.Gentry ex L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria emmonsii (A.H.Gentry)
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Cuspidaria floribunda ((DC.) A.H.Gentry)
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Cuspidaria inaequalis ((DC. ex Splitg.) L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria lachnaea ((Bureau) L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria lasiantha ((Bureau & K.Schum.) L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria lateriflora (DC.)
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Cuspidaria monophylla ((A.H.Gentry) Kaehler & L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria multiflora (DC.)
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Cuspidaria octoptera (A.H.Gentry)
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Cuspidaria pulchella (K.Schum.)
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Cuspidaria pulchra ((Cham.) L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria sceptrum ((Cham.) L.G.Lohmann)
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Cuspidaria simplicifolia (DC.)
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Cuspidaria subincana (A.H.Gentry)
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Cuspidaria weberbaueri ((Sprague) A.H.Gentry)