Lagrezia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Genus: | Lagrezia Moq. |
Synonyms | |
ApteranthaC.H.Wright |
Lagrezia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae. [1] It is also within the Amaranthoideae subfamily.
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]
According to Kew: [1]
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