Microtea
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Microtea, the jumby peppers, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Microteaceae, native to the Caribbean islands, Central America, and tropical South America.
Microtea, the jumby peppers, are a genus of flowering plants in the family Microteaceae, native to the Caribbean islands, Central America, and tropical South America. ==Species== Ten species are currently accepted. Microtea bahiensis Microtea celosioides Microtea debilis – weak jumby pepper Microtea glochidiata Microtea maypurensis Microtea papillosa Microtea portoricensis – Puerto Rico jumby pepper Microtea scabrida Microtea sulcicaulis Microtea tenuifolia Microtea was originally placed in the family Phytolaccaceae, but is now placed in its own family, the Microteaceae. ==References==
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