Biology:Plukenetia

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Short description: Genus of plants

Plukenetia
Plukenetia volubilis fruits.JPG
Plukenetia volubilis
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Plukenetieae
Subtribe: Plukenetiinae
Genus: Plukenetia
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Synonyms[1]
  • Accia A.St.-Hil.
  • Angostylidium (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Apopandra Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Botryanthe Klotzsch
  • Ceratococcus Meisn.
  • Elaeophora Ducke
  • Eleutherostigma Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Fragariopsis A.St.-Hil.
  • Hedraiostylus Hassk.
  • Pseudotragia Pax
  • Pterococcus Hassk.
  • Sajorium Endl.
  • Tetracarpidium Pax
  • Vigia Vell.

Plukenetia is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae.[2][3] It is widespread in tropical regions of Africa, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and the Americas.[1][4][5]

Species[1]


formerly included

moved to other genera (Hamilcoa, Romanoa)


References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1192
  3. Tropicos
  4. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  5. Gillespie, L.J. (2007). A revision of Paleotropical Plukenetia (Euphorbiaceae) including two new species from Madagascar. Systematic Botany 32: 780-802.

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5226286 entry