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Tropaeolaceae

Magallana
Tropaeastrum
Tropaeolum


* In older traditional systems placed in the Geraniales

Tropaeolaceae is a small family of three genera and about 80-90 species of soft, scrambling herbaceous plants. One genus, Tropaeolum, popularly known as the nasturtiums, includes several popular garden flowers, as well as an important food plant, the mashua.

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