Plukenetia
| Plukenetia | |
|---|---|
| |
| Plukenetia volubilis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Plukenetieae |
| Subtribe: | Plukenetiinae |
| Genus: | Plukenetia L. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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]
- Plukenetia africana - southern Africa
- Plukenetia ankaranensis - Madagascar
- Plukenetia brachybotrya - W + C South America
- Plukenetia carabiasiae - Oaxaca
- Plukenetia conophora - W + C Africa
- Plukenetia corniculata - S + SE Asia
- Plukenetia decidua - Madagascar
- Plukenetia huayllabambana - Peru
- Plukenetia lehmanniana - Colombia, Ecuador
- Plukenetia loretensis - tropical South America
- Plukenetia madagascariensis - Madagascar
- Plukenetia multiglandulosa - Amazonas State
- Plukenetia penninervia - S Mexico, Central America, NW South America
- Plukenetia polyadenia - N South America
- Plukenetia procumbens - Angola
- Plukenetia serrata - E Brazil
- Plukenetia stipellata - S Mexico, Central America
- Plukenetia supraglandulosa - French Guiana, Amapá
- Plukenetia verrucosa - Trinidad, 3 Guianas, N Brazil
- Plukenetia volubilis - N + W South America; Windward Islands
- formerly included
moved to other genera (Hamilcoa, Romanoa)
- Plukenetia occidentalis - Romanoa tamnoides
- Plukenetia sinuata - Romanoa tamnoides var. sinuata
- Plukenetia tamnoides - Romanoa tamnoides
- Plukenetia zenkeri - Hamilcoa zenkeri
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1192
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gillespie, L.J. (2007). A revision of Paleotropical Plukenetia (Euphorbiaceae) including two new species from Madagascar. Systematic Botany 32: 780-802.
External links
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