| Microtea | |
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| Botanical illustration ofMicrotea glochidiata | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Microteaceae Schäferhoff & Borsch (2010) |
| Genus: | Microtea Sw. (1788)[1] |
| Species | |
10; see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Microtea, thejumby peppers, are agenus offlowering plants in the familyMicroteaceae, native to theCaribbean islands,Central America, and tropicalSouth America.[2]
Ten species are currently accepted.[2]
Microtea was originally placed in the familyPhytolaccaceae, but is now placed in its own family, the Microteaceae.[3]
