Mappia

(Mappia)

Description

Mappia is a genus in the flowering plant family Icacinaceae. There are four species, all from tropical America. The type species for the genus is Mappia racemosa, Jacquin.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Celastrales

Family:Icacinaceae

Genus:Mappia

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