| Balbisia | |
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| Balbisia miniata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Francoaceae |
| Genus: | Balbisia Cav., 1804 |
| Species | |
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Balbisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae. [1] It is also in the Vivianiaceae subfamily. [2]
The genus is distributed across is Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru in southern South America. [1] [2]
As accepted by Kew;
The genus name of Balbisia is in honour of Giovanni Battista Balbis (1772–1840), an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France.. [3] It was first described and published in Anales Ci. Nat. Vol.7 on page 62 in 1804. [1]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species. [4]
Schinus is a genus of flowering trees and tall shrubs in the sumac family, Anacardiaceae. Members of the genus are commonly known as pepper trees. The Peruvian pepper tree is the source of the spice known as pink peppercorns. Some species have become an invasive species outside their natural habitats. Schinus polygama, although less well known, is also potentially weedy in mesic areas.
Parodiodendron is a monotypic plant genus under the family Picrodendraceae, described as a genus in 1969. The sole species is Parodiodendron marginivillosum(Speg.) Hunz..
Lepechinia is a genus of plants in the mint family, Lamiaceae. It includes several species of plants known commonly as pitchersages. Plants of this genus can be found in Central and South America, Mexico, California, Hispaniola, and Hawaii, although the species in Hawaii is probably a human introduction. Many of them bear attractive pitcher-shaped flowers, often in shades of purple. The genus was named for the Russian botanist Ivan Ivanovich Lepechin. Recently, the two monotypic genera Chaunostoma and Neoeplingia were shown to be part of Lepechinia.
Vivianiaceae was a family of flowering plants placed in the order Geraniales. The family name is derived from the genus Viviania Cav. It includes both the genus Viviania and Balbisia. The family is now wholly incorporated into the family Francoaceae.
Miersia is a plant genus in the Amaryllidaceae. All 5 known species are native to Chile and Bolivia.
Viviania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae.
Eriolarynx is a genus of flowering plants in the family Solanaceae, found in Peru, Bolivia and northern Argentina. Their trumpet-shaped flowers are pollinated by hummingbirds, and to a lesser extent, bees.
Trozelia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. It is also within the Physalinae (Miers) Hunz. subtribe.
Llagunoa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapindaceae.
Darcyanthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The single known species is Darcyanthus spruceanus(Hunz.) Hunz. ex N.A.Harriman
Monttea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae.
Saracha is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. It is in the Solanoideae subfamily.
Pitraea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Verbenaceae. It only contains one known species, Pitraea cuneato-ovata(Cav.) Caro
Schultesianthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae.
Ruizodendron is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Annonaceae. It is part of Malmeoideae subfamily and Malmeeae tribe. The only knowns species is Ruizodendron ovale.
Goudaea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Bromeliaceae.
Hawkesiophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. It is also in Solanoideae subfamily, Tribe Solandreae Miers and also Subtribe Juanulloinae.
Niedenzuella is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malpighiaceae.
Plowmania is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Solanaceae. The only species is Plowmania nyctaginoides.
Ruehssia is a genus of plants in the family Apocynaceae. It is also in the Asclepiadoideae subfamily and Marsdenieae tribe.