Sauvagesia

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Sauvagesia
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Sauvagesia erecta
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Sauvagesieae
Genus: Sauvagesia
L. (1753)
Species [1]

49; see text

Synonyms [1]
  • IronP.Browne (1756)
  • LauradiaVand. (1788)
  • LeitgebiaEichler (1871)
  • PentaspatellaGleason (1931)
  • RoraimanthusGleason (1933)
  • SauvageaL. (1758), orth. var.
  • VausagesiaBaill. (1890)
  • SauvagiaSt.-Lag. (1881), orth. var.

Sauvagesia is a genus of plants in the family Ochnaceae. [2] It includes 49 species native to the tropical Americas, tropical Africa, and Madagascar. [1]

Flower of Sauvagesia erecta Sauvagesia erecta flower.jpg
Flower of Sauvagesia erecta

References

  1. 1 2 3 Sauvagesia L. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. Harley, R. M.; Giulietti, A. M.; Leite, K. R. B. (2005). "Two New Species and a New Record of Sauvagesia (Ochnaceae) in the Chapada Diamantina of Bahia, Brazil". Kew Bulletin. 60 (4): 571–580. ISSN   0075-5974. JSTOR   25070243.