Gymnospora
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| Gymnospora | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Polygalaceae |
| Tribe: | Polygaleae |
| Genus: | Gymnospora (Chodat) J.F.B. Pastore[1] |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Polygala sect. Gymnospora Chodat | |
Gymnospora is a genus of flowering plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) which is endemic to Brazil.[1] It was first described as a subgenus of Polygala by Robert Chodat in 1891.[3] It was separated into its own genera in 2013.[2] Their flowers are 6 to 10 millimetres (0.24 to 0.39 in) long and its pedicels are 2 to 8 millimetres (0.079 to 0.315 in) long.[4]
