Acharia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Achariaceae.[2] The sole species is Acharia tragodes, which is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[3]
| Acharia tragodes | |
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| In Kap River Nature Reserve, South Africa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Achariaceae |
| Genus: | Acharia Thunb. |
| Species: | A. tragodes
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| Binomial name | |
| Acharia tragodes Thunb.
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The genus is named for Swedish botanist Erik Acharius (1757–1819).[4] It was first published in Prodr. Pl. Cap. on page 14 in 1794.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". redlist.sanbi.org. Retrieved 2024-04-17.
- ^ Acharia Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, at the Germplasm Resources Information Network (United States Department of Agriculture)
- ^ a b "Acharia Thunb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ LE REGNE VEGETAL, by O. Reveil, Fr. Gerard, A. Dupuis, and F. Herincq; published 1871 by L. Guérin & Compagnie (via Google Books)
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