Horovitzia
| Horovitzia | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Caricaceae |
| Genus: | Horovitzia V.M.Badillo (1993) |
| Species: | H. cnidoscoloides |
| Binomial name | |
| Horovitzia cnidoscoloides (Lorence & R.Torres) V.M.Badillo (1993) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Carica cnidoscoloides Lorence & R.Torres (1988) | |
Horovitzia cnidoscoloides is a plant species in the family Caricaceae, endemic to the cloud forest of Sierra de Juarez in Oaxaca, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1600 meters. It is the only species in the genus Horovitzia. The type specimen was collected in Ixtlán de Juárez, Oaxaca on 9 March 1986