Romanoa tamnoides

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Romanoa tamnoides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Plukenetieae
Subtribe: Plukenetiinae
Genus: Romanoa
Trevis.
Species:
R. tamnoides
Binomial name
Romanoa tamnoides
(A. Juss.) Radcl.-Sm.
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Anabaena A.Juss. 1824, rejected name, not Bory ex Bornet & Flahault 1888 (cyanobacterium) [2]
    • Anabaena tamnoidesA. Juss.
  • Anabaenella Pax & K.Hoffm. 1919
    • Anabaenella tamnoides(A. Juss.) Pax & K. Hoffm.
  • Sajorium tamnoides(A.Juss.) Baill.
  • Plukenetia tamnoides(A.Juss.) Müll.Arg.
  • Plukenetia sinuataUle
  • Anabaenella tamnoides var. sinuata(Ule) Pax & K.Hoffm
  • Croton scandensVell.
  • Plukenetia occidentalisLeandro ex Baill.

Romanoa tamnoides is a species of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is the sole species in the monotypic genus Romanoa, first described in 1824. [3] [4] [5] It is native to Brazil and Paraguay. [1] [6] [7]

Varieties [1]

The genus name Romanoa is also used for a fungus.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. 1 2 Tropicos, search for genus Anabaena
  3. Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 46
  4. Trevisan de Saint-Léon, Vittore Benedetto Antonio. 1848. Saggio di una Monografia delle Alghe Coccotalle 99
  5. Tropicos, genus Romanoa
  6. Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  7. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro