Lagrezia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1] It is also within the Amaranthoideae subfamily.
| Lagrezia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Lagrezia Moq. |
| Synonyms | |
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Apterantha C.H.Wright | |
Its native range is southern Mexico, Western Indian Ocean. It is found in Aldabra, the Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico and the Seychelles.[1]
The genus name of Lagrezia is in honour of Adrien Rose Arnaud Lagrèze-Fossat (1814 or 1818 – 1874), French botanist and lawyer in Moissac.[2] It was first described and published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. Vol.13 (Issue 2) on page 252 in 1849.[1]
Known species
editAccording to Kew:[1]
- Lagrezia ambrensis Cavaco
- Lagrezia boivinii (Hook.f.) Schinz
- Lagrezia comorensis Cavaco
- Lagrezia decaryana Cavaco
- Lagrezia humbertii Cavaco
- Lagrezia linearifolia Cavaco
- Lagrezia madagascariensis (Poir.) Moq.
- Lagrezia micrantha (Baker) Schinz
- Lagrezia minutiflora Schinz
- Lagrezia monosperma (Rose) Standl.
- Lagrezia oligomeroides (C.H.Wright) Fosberg
- Lagrezia panicnlata Cavaco
- Lagrezia perrieri Cavaco
- Lagrezia suessengutbii Cavaco
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Lagrezia Moq. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
- ^ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition [Index of Eponymic Plant Names – Extended Edition] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. S2CID 187926901. Retrieved 1 January 2021.