Margyricarpus
| Margyricarpus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification   | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Rosales | 
| Family: | Rosaceae | 
| Subfamily: | Rosoideae | 
| Genus: | Ruiz & Pav.[1] | 
| Species | |

Margyricarpus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Rosaceae, native to South America.[2]
Taxonomy
The genus was first described by Hipólito Ruiz López and José Antonio Pavón Jiménez in 1794.[1] It is placed in the subtribe Sanguisorbinae.[3]
Species
Accepted species include the following:[2]
- Margyricarpus digynus (Bitter) Skottsb.
- Margyricarpus lanatus Funez
- Margyricarpus microcarpus Funez
- Margyricarpus pinnatus (Lam.) Kuntze
 
References
- ^ a b "Margyricarpus Ruiz & Pav.", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2021-09-06
- ^ a b "Margyricarpus Ruiz & Pav.", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2021-09-06
- ^ "Margyricarpus pinnatus", Germplasm Resources Information Network, Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture