Spachea
Spachea is a genus in the family Malpighiaceae. Spachea comprises 11 species of shrubs and trees growing in wet forests of the tropical Americas, from northern Brazil and Peru to Nicaragua, Cuba, and Trinidad.
Spachea perforata, common name soufriere tree, is the national flower of St. Vincent and the Grenadines.
Species
, Plants of the World Online accepted these species:Spachea correae – southeastern Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and PanamaSpachea elegans – northern Brazil to Panama, Trinidad, and CubaSpachea hammelii – Costa RicaSpachea lactescens – northern BrazilSpachea longifolia – Venezuela and northern BrazilSpachea marcelae – ColombiaSpachea martiana – eastern CubaSpachea membranacea – Colombia and PanamaSpachea pendula – northern BrazilSpachea spruceana – southeastern Colombia and northern BrazilSpachea tricarpa – southeastern Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and northern Brazil