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.Schäferh. & Borsch, Willdenowia 39(2): 223 (2010)
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