Echinopterys

Echinopterys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Malpighiaceae
Genus:Echinopterys
A.Juss.
Species
  • Echinopterys glandulosa (Adr. Juss.) Small
  • Echinopterys setosa Brandegee

Echinopterys is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Echinopterys comprises 2 species of shrubs or woody vines native to dry habitats of Mexico and is distinctive in its bristly fruits.


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