Biology:Pyrenacantha

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Pyrenacantha
Icacinaceae - Pyrenacahta malvifolia.JPG
Pyrenacantha malvifolia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Icacinales
Family: Icacinaceae
Genus: Pyrenacantha
Baill.
Synonyms
  • Adelanthus Endl.
  • Cavanilla Thunb.
  • Endacanthus Baill.
  • Freeria Merr.
  • Moldenhauera Spreng.
  • Monocephalium S.Moore

Pyrenacantha is a genus of plant in family Icacinaceae. It has about 20 species, all from the Old World tropics.[1]

List of selected species

  • Pyrenacantha acuminata Engl.
  • Pyrenacantha ambrensis Labat, El-Achkar & R.Rabev.
  • Pyrenacantha andapensis Labat, El-Achkar & R. Rabev.
  • Pyrenacantha brevipes Engl.
  • Pyrenacantha capitata H.Perrier
  • Pyrenacantha chlorantha Baker
  • Pyrenacantha cordicula Villiers
  • Pyrenacantha malvifolia Engl.
  • Pyrenacantha volubilis William Jackson Hooker, 1830. (type species)

References

  1. David J. Mabberley. 2008. Mabberley's Plant-Book third edition (2008). Cambridge University Press: UK.

Wikidata ☰ Q7263429 entry