Andrachne | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Phyllanthaceae |
Subfamily: | Phyllanthoideae |
Tribe: | Poranthereae |
Genus: | Andrachne L. |
Type species | |
Andrachne telephioides | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Andrachne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. [3] [4] It is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae. [5]
They are monoecious herbs or subshrubs, native to semideserts and desert margins of the Americas, southern Europe, North Africa, and South Asia. [2] [5] Linnaeus took the name from Theophrastus, but it is not clear to which plant Theophrastus applied the name. [6] [7] Actually, the etymology of the genus name corresponds to the Ancient Greek word ἀνδράχνη (andrákhnē), meaning either "common purslane" ( Portulaca oleracea ) or "wild strawberry" ( Fragaria vesca ). [8] [9]
The Andrachne genus includes the following species. [2]
The following species were formerly included in Andrachne before being moved to the other genera Bischofia, Breynia, Bridelia, Cleistanthus, Leptopus, Meineckia, Notoleptopus, Phyllanthus, Phyllanthopsis, Pseudophyllanthus, and Sauropus . [2]
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