Hypelate

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}

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|genus = Hypelate

|parent_authority = P. Browne

|species = trifoliata

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Hypelate trifoliata, commonly known as white ironwood or inkwood, is a small tree in the soapberry family. It is native to extreme southern Florida and islands of the Caribbean. It has trifoliate leaves and produces small flowers in early summer.{{cite web|author=Charles Sprague Sargent| year=1895| title=The silva of North America: a description of the trees which grow naturally in North America exclusive of Mexico, Volume 2. |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=tk4hAQAAMAAJ&q=hypelate&pg=PA78 |accessdate=2013-12-13}}

Hypelate is a monotypic genus.