''Alyogyne'' is a

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s in the family

Malvaceae Malvaceae (), or the mallows, is a family of flowering plants estimated to contain 244 genera with 4225 known species. Well-known members of economic importance include Theobroma cacao, cacao, Cola (plant), cola, cotton, okra, Hibiscus sabdariffa, ...

which are endemic to Australia. Its species were formerly in the genus ''

Hibiscus ''Hibiscus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Malva, mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising List of Hibiscus species, several hundred species that are Native plant, native to warm temperate, Subtropics, subtropical ...

'' but were split off starting in 1863 with ''H. hakaeifolius''. In 1915 Lewton transferred ''H. cuneiformis'' and in Fryxell (1968) ''H. pinonianus'' and ''H. huegelii'' followed. A recent revision has created many new species. The name ''Alyogyne'' comes from the Greek words "alytos" (undivided) and "gyne" (female). "Gyne" referers to the

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s which are female parts of a flower. In ''Hibiscus'', the style is branched below the stigmas but in ''Alyogyne'' it is undivided. Five species are accepted. *'' Alyogyne cravenii'' *'' Alyogyne cuneiformis'' – coastal hibiscus *'' Alyogyne hakeifolia'' *'' Alyogyne huegelii'' – lilac hibiscus *'' Alyogyne pinoniana'' – sand hibiscus

References

Malvaceae Info: The ''Alyogyne'' Page

External links

*
FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora: ''Alyogyne''
* Gossypieae Malvales of Australia Malvaceae genera Taxa named by Friedrich Alefeld Endemic flora of Australia {{Australia-rosid-stub