Afrocayratia
Appearance
Afrocayratia | |
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Afrocayratia ibuensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Vitales |
Family: | Vitaceae |
Tribe: | Cayratieae |
Genus: | Afrocayratia J.Wen, L.M.Lu, Rabarij. & Z.D.Chen |
Afrocayratia is a genus of flowering plants in the grapevine family Vitaceae. Its species are found in tropical and southern Africa, Yemen, Mayotte, and Madagascar.[1] It was split off from the non-monophyletic genus Cayratia in 2020.[2]
Species
[edit]The following species are accepted:[1]
- Afrocayratia debilis (Baker) J.Wen & L.M.Lu
- Afrocayratia delicatula (Willems) J.Wen & Z.D.Chen
- Afrocayratia gracilis (Guill. & Perr.) J.Wen & Z.D.Chen
- Afrocayratia ibuensis (Hook.f.) J.Wen & V.C.Dang
- Afrocayratia imerinensis (Baker) J.Wen & L.M.Lu
- Afrocayratia longiflora (Desc.) J.Wen & Rabarij.
- Afrocayratia triternata (Baker) J.Wen & Rabarij.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Afrocayratia J.Wen, L.M.Lu, Rabarij. & Z.D.Chen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
- ^ Rabarijaona, Romer Narindra; Dang, Viet-Cuong; Parmar, Gaurav; Liu, Bing; Wen, Jun; Chen, Zhi-Duan; Lu, Li-Min (2020). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of Afrocayratia, a new genus of Vitaceae from continental Africa and Madagascar". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 58 (6): 1090–1107. doi:10.1111/jse.12697.
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