Adenaria is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Lythraceae containing the single species Adenaria floribunda.[1] Its common names include fruta de pavo.[2] It is native to Mexico, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, and parts of Central and South America.[3]
Adenaria | |
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Adenaria floribunda at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, Miami | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Lythraceae |
Subfamily: | Lythroideae |
Genus: | Adenaria Kunth |
Species: | A. floribunda
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Binomial name | |
Adenaria floribunda Kunth
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Synonyms | |
Adenaria griseleoides |
References
edit- ^ Adenaria. The Plant List.
- ^ Adenaria floribunda. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Herbarium.
- ^ "Adenaria floribunda". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 25 January 2018.