Adenophaedra
| Adenophaedra | |
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| Illustration of Adenophaedra megalophylla accompanying its protologue. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Bernardieae |
| Genus: | Adenophaedra (Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg. |
| Type species | |
| Adenophaedra megaphylla | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Adenophaedra is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1874.[1][2] It is native to tropical regions of South America and Central America.[3][4]
- Species[4]
- Adenophaedra cearensis Secco - Ceará
- Adenophaedra grandifolia (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, French Guiana, Ecuador, Peru, NW Brazil
- Adenophaedra megaphylla (Mull.Arg.) Mull.Arg. - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, E Brazil
References
[edit]- ^ a b Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1874. in Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von, Flora Brasiliensis 11(2): 385 in Latin
- ^ a b Tropicos
- ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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