Biology:Bronwenia

Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Bronwenia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Malpighiaceae
Genus:	Bronwenia W. R. Anderson & C. Davis
Species
10 species; see text

Bronwenia is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. Bronwenia comprises 10 species of shrubs and woody vines native to Mexico, Central America, and South America.

Species

Bronwenia acapulcensis (Rose) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis Bronwenia brevipedicellata (B. Gates) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis Bronwenia cinerascens (Benth.) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis Bronwenia cornifolia (H. B. K.) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis Bronwenia ferruginea (Cav.) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis

Bronwenia longipilifera (B. Gates) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis Bronwenia mathiasiae (W. R. Anderson) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis Bronwenia megaptera (B. Gates) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis Bronwenia peckoltii W. R. Anderson & C. Davis Bronwenia wurdackii (B. Gates) W. R. Anderson & C. Davis

External link and references

• Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
• Bronwenia
• Anderson, W. R., and C. Davis, 2007. Generic adjustments in Neotropical Malpighiaceae. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 25: 137–166.

Wikidata ☰ Q4974129 entry