Mexican Alvaradoa

(Alvaradoa amorphoides)

Description

Alvaradoa amorphoides (Mexican alvaradoa) is a species of plant in the Picramniaceae family. It is a common native plant in Mexico but is also native to southern Florida, where is it endangered.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order:Picramniales

Family:Picramniaceae

Genus:Alvaradoa

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