Lophanthera
Lophanthera is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. "Lophanthera" comprises 5 species of shrubs and trees, all but one native to the Amazonian South America; the exception ("L. hammelii") is from Costa Rica. "Lophanthera lactescens" has become popular in recent decades as a cultivated ornamental in many warm regions of the Old and New World. It is propagated by cuttings and seeds.