Stegnosperma

Stegnosperma
Stegnosperma cubense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Stegnospermataceae
Nakai
Genus: Stegnosperma
Benth.
Species
  • Stegnosperma cubense - Cuban tangle
  • Stegnosperma halimifolium
  • Stegnosperma sanchezii
  • Stegnosperma watsonii

Stegnosperma is a genus of flowering plants, consisting of three species of woody plants, native to the Caribbean, Central America, and the Sonoran Desert. These are shrubs or lianas, with anomalous secondary thickening in mature stems, by successive cambia.