Gymnospora is a genus of plants in the milkwort family (Polygalaceae) which is endemic to Brazil.[1] It was first described as a subgenus of Polygala by Robert Chodat in 1891.[3] It was separated into its own genera in 2013.[2] Their flowers are 6 to 10 millimetres (0.24 to 0.39 in) long and its pedicels are 2 to 8 millimetres (0.079 to 0.315 in) long.[4]

Gymnospora
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Polygalaceae
Tribe: Polygaleae
Genus: Gymnospora
(Chodat) J.F.B. Pastore[1]
Synonyms[2]

Polygala sect. Gymnospora

Species

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As of August 2020, there are 2 accepted species:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. "Gymnospora (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Harvard University; Royal Botanic Gardens Kew; Australian National Herbarium. "Gymnospora (Chodat) J.F.B.Pastore". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Royal Botanic Gardens Kew; Harvard University; Australian National Herbarium. "Polygala sect. Gymnospora Chodat". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Pastore, José Floriano Barêa; de Moraes, Pedro Luís Rodrigues (24 May 2013). "Generic Status and Lectotypifications for Gymnospora (Polygalaceae)". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 22 (3). Missouri Botanical Garden: 304–306. doi:10.3417/2010113. S2CID 85269764.