Biology:Gymnospora

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Short description: Plant genus in the family Polygalaceae

Gymnospora
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Tribe: Polygaleae
Genus: Gymnospora
(Chodat) J.F.B. Pastore[1]
Synonyms[2]

Polygala sect. Gymnospora

Gymnospora is a genus of plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) which is endemic to Brazil .[1] It was first described as a subgenus of Polygala by Robert Chodat in 1891.[3] It was separated into its own genera in 2013.[2] Their flowers are 6 to 10 millimetres (0.24 to 0.39 in) long and its pedicels are 2 to 8 millimetres (0.079 to 0.315 in) long.[4]

Species

As of August 2020, there are 2 accepted species:[1]

  • Gymnospora blanchetti (Chodat) J.F.B. Pastore
  • Gymnospora violoides (A.St.-Hil. & Moq.) J.F.B. Pastore


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Gymnospora (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77132454-1. Retrieved August 10, 2020. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Gymnospora (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore". https://www.ipni.org/n/77132454-1. Retrieved August 10, 2020. 
  3. "Polygala sect. Gymnospora Chodat". https://www.ipni.org/n/60453771-2. Retrieved August 10, 2020. 
  4. Pastore, José Floriano Barêa; de Moraes, Pedro Luís Rodrigues (24 May 2013). "Generic Status and Lectotypifications for Gymnospora (Polygalaceae)". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature (Missouri Botanical Garden) 22 (3): 304–306. doi:10.3417/2010113. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49568876#page/315/mode/1up. 

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