Lunania

Lunania
Lunania parviflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Salicaceae
Subfamily:	Samydoideae
Genus:	Lunania Hook.
Type species
Lunania racemosa [1] Hook.
Species
15; see text
Synonyms [2]
Symbryon Griseb.

Lunania is a neotropical genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae. ^{[2] [3]}

The genus spans from southern Mexico to central South America and throughout the Caribbean. ^[2] They typically grow as shrubs or trees. ^[3]

Known species

The following species are accepted by Plants of the World Online: ^[2]

• Lunania cubensis Turcz.
• Lunania dentata Urb.
• Lunania divaricata Benth.
• Lunania dodecandra C.Wright ex Griseb.
• Lunania ekmanii Urb.
• Lunania elongata Britton & P.Wilson
• Lunania mauritii Urb.
• Lunania mexicana Brandegee
• Lunania parviflora Spruce ex Benth.
• Lunania polydactyla Urb.
• Lunania racemosa Hook.
• Lunania sauvallei Griseb.
• Lunania scopulorum Urb. & Ekman
• Lunania subcoriacea Britton & P.Wilson
• Lunania tenuifolia Urb. & Ekman

References

1. "Tropicos". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
2. "Lunania Hook. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2025-01-20.
3. "Lunania Hook". www.worldfloraonline.org. Archived from the original on 2022-02-23. Retrieved 2025-01-21.

External links

• Media related to Lunania at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Lunania at Wikispecies