Biology:Afrocayratia

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Afrocayratia
Scientific classification e
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

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

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Afrocayratia J.Wen, L.M.Lu, Rabarij. & Z.D.Chen" (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/77222499-1. 
  2. 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. "...and provide a key to species"". 

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