Fryxellia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It contains only one species, Fryxellia pygmaea (Correll) D.M.Bates.[1]
| Fryxellia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Fryxellia D.M.Bates |
| Species: | F. pygmaea
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| Binomial name | |
| Fryxellia pygmaea (Correll) D.M.Bates
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| Synonyms | |
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Anoda pygmaea Correll | |
Its native range is south-western Texas to north-eastern Mexico.[1]
The genus is named in honour of Paul Fryxell (1927–2011) an American botanist.[2] The specific Latin epithet of pygmaea refers to pygmy or "small" in Greek. It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.26 on page 95 in 1974.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Fryxellia D.M.Bates | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
- ^ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.