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Hybanthus
Hybanthus enneaspermus at Talakona forest, in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Hybanthus

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Hybanthus (greenviolet)[1] is a genus of the family Violaceae. This genus name is Greek for "humpback flower", referring to the drooping pedicels of plants that are part of this genus. The genus is grossly polyphyletic and may contain up to nine different genera, of which Pombalia Vand., Cubelium Raf. and Pigea DC. have been previously recognised.[2]

Species

Hybanthus contains the following species:

References

  1. ^ USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "​Hybanthus​". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 15 May 2015.
  2. ^ G. A. Wahlert, T. Marcussen, J. Paula-Souza, Min Feng, and H. E. Ballard, Jr. A Phylogeny of the Violaceae (Malpighiales) Inferred from Plastid DNA Sequences: Implications for Generic Diversity and Intrafamilial Classification. Systematic Botany 39. 1. 239-252. 2014
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Hybanthus". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 2008-10-02.