Aerva

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Aerva
Aerva lanata var rotundifolia
Aerva lanata var rotundifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Aerva[1]
Forssk.
Synonyms

Ouret Adans.[2]

Aerva is a genus of plant in family Amaranthaceae.

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[edit] Selected species

Compiled from several different lists:[3][4][5][6][1]

  • Aerva artemisioides
  • Aerva congesta
  • Aerva coriacea Schinz
  • Aerva humbertii Cavaco
  • Aerva javanica(Burman f.) A. L. Juss. ex Schultes
  • Aerva lanata (L.) A. L. Juss. ex Schultes
  • Aerva leucura Moq.
  • Aerva madagassica Suess.
  • Aerva microphylla Moq.
  • Aerva revoluta Balf.f.
  • Aerva sericea Moq. -- island puzzle
  • Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume
  • Aerva transvaalensis Gand.
  • Aerva triangularifolia Cavaco

[edit] Distribution

Found in the tropics, mostly in continental Africa, Madagascar and smaller islands (Rodriguez, Mauritius, Socotra).[7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Aerva Forssk. (HTML). African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  2. ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. "Amaranthaceae by C. C. Townsend" (HTML). Flora Zambesiaca 9 (part:1). Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 
  3. ^ UniProt. Genus Aerva (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
  4. ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2007-10-05). Genus: Aerva Forssk. (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
  5. ^ Aerva (TSN 20761). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 27 April 2008.
  6. ^ "Aerva" . Madagascar Catalogue. Flora of North America. 
  7. ^ Flora of Pakistan. Aerva Forssk.. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.

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