Ayenia

Ayenia
Ayenia compacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Byttnerioideae
Tribe: Byttnerieae
Genus: Ayenia
L.[1]
Species

50 - 80: See text.
Synonyms

Nephropetalum B.L.Rob. & Greenm.[1]

Ayenia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains erect, taprooted shrubs with serrated leaves. They are native to warm areas in the Americas.

Selected species

  • Ayenia acuminata
  • Ayenia aliculata
  • Ayenia angustifolia
  • Ayenia ardua Cristóbal – Wingstem Ayenia
  • Ayenia blanchetiana
  • Ayenia boliviana
  • Ayenia cajalbanensis
  • Ayenia compacta Rose – California Ayenia
  • Ayenia cordobensis
  • Ayenia cuatrecasae
  • Ayenia dentata
  • Ayenia erecta
  • Ayenia euphrasifolia Griseb. – Eyebright Ayenia
  • Ayenia fasiculata
  • Ayenia filiformis S.Watson – Trans-Pecos Ayenia
  • Ayenia fruticosa
  • Ayenia glabra S.Watson – Smooth Ayenia
  • Ayenia glabrescens
  • Ayenia hirta
  • Ayenia insulicola Cristóbal – Dwarf Ayenia
  • Ayenia jaliscana
  • Ayenia latifolia
  • Ayenia limitaris Cristóbal – Rio Grande Ayenia, Texas Ayenia
  • Ayenia lingulata
  • Ayenia mansfeldiana
  • Ayenia manzanilloana
  • Ayenia micrantha
  • Ayenia microphylla A.Gray – Dense Ayenia, Shrubby Ayenia
  • Ayenia mollis
  • Ayenia noblickii
  • Ayenia odonellii
  • Ayenia palmeri
  • Ayenia pilosa Cristóbal – Hairy Ayenia
  • Ayenia purpusii
  • Ayenia pusilla
  • Ayenia schumanniana
  • Ayenia simulatrix
  • Ayenia tomentosa
  • Ayenia truncata
  • Ayenia velutina
  • Ayenia violacea[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Taxon: Ayenia L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-06-05. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?1202. Retrieved 2011-02-20. 
  2. ^ "Ayenia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=21566. Retrieved 2010-02-20. 

External links

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