Algernonia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1858.[2][3] It is native to Peru and Brazil.[1][4][5][6]

Algernonia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Hureae
Genus: Algernonia
Baill.
Synonyms[1]
  • Tetraplandra Baill.
  • Dendrobryon Klotzsch ex Pax
Species[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Baillon, Henri Ernest. 1858. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, série 4 9: 198
  3. ^ Tropicos, Algernonia Baill.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  6. ^ Webster, G. L. 2007. Taxonomic and nomenclatural changes in American Euphorbiaceae sensu lato. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 25: 235–239.