Biology:Lagrezia

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Lagrezia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Lagrezia
Moq.
Synonyms

Apterantha C.H.Wright

Lagrezia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1] It is also within the Amaranthoideae subfamily.

Its native range is southern Mexico, Western Indian Ocean. It is found in Aldabra, the Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Madagascar , Mauritius, Mexico and the Seychelles.[1]

The genus name of Lagrezia is in honour of Adrien Rose Arnaud Lagrèze-Fossat (1814 or 1818 – 1874), French botanist and lawyer in Moissac.[2] It was first described and published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. Vol.13 (Issue 2) on page 252 in 1849.[1]

Known species

According to Kew:[1]

  • Lagrezia ambrensis Cavaco
  • Lagrezia boivinii (Hook.f.) Schinz
  • Lagrezia comorensis Cavaco
  • Lagrezia decaryana Cavaco
  • Lagrezia humbertii Cavaco
  • Lagrezia linearifolia Cavaco
  • Lagrezia madagascariensis (Poir.) Moq.
  • Lagrezia micrantha (Baker) Schinz
  • Lagrezia minutiflora Schinz
  • Lagrezia monosperma (Rose) Standl.
  • Lagrezia oligomeroides (C.H.Wright) Fosberg
  • Lagrezia panicnlata Cavaco
  • Lagrezia perrieri Cavaco
  • Lagrezia suessengutbii Cavaco

References

Wikidata ☰ Q9019973 entry