''Pterandra'' is a

genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...

in the

Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae is a family of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. It comprises about 73 genera and 1315 species, all of which are native to the tropics and subtropics. About 80% of the genera and 90% of the species occur in the New World ( ...

, a

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of about 75 genera of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the order

Malpighiales The Malpighiales comprise one of the largest Order (biology), orders of flowering plants. The order is very diverse, with well-known members including willows, Viola (plant), violets, aspens and Populus, poplars, Euphorbia pulcherrima, poinsett ...

. ''Pterandra'' comprises 15

species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...

of trees, shrubs, and subshrubs, all but two native to

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, principally

Colombia Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country primarily located in South America with Insular region of Colombia, insular regions in North America. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuel ...

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

, and

Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, fifth-largest country by area and the List of countries and dependencies by population ...

; the exceptions ('' P. mcphersonii'', '' P. isthmica'') are from

Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and ...

.Anderson, C. 2005. ''Pterandra viridiflora'' (Malpighiaceae), a new species from Brazil. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 24: 21–23. There are only some ornamental plants introduced in China, and there are no native varieties.

Species

These three names in ''Pterandra'' are

synonyms A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. For example, in the English language, the words ''begin'', ''start'', ''commence'', and ''initiate'' are a ...

and not accepted (Anderson 1997): ''Pterandra latifolia'' A.Juss. is synonym for ''

Acmanthera ''Acmanthera'' is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. ''Acmanthera'' comprises 7 species of trees, shrubs, or subshrubs native to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative ...

latifolia'' (A.Juss.) Griseb.; ''Pterandra opulifolia'' Rusby is a synonym for ''

Hiraea ''Hiraea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malpighiaceae. The genus ''Hiraea'' comprises over 55 species of woody vines and shrubs found in diverse habitats, except very dry vegetation types, in the New World tropics and subtropics f ...

opulifolia'' (Rusby) Nied.; ''Pterandra psidiifolia'' A.Juss. is a synonym for '' Pterandra pyroidea'' A.Juss.

References

External links

Malpighiaceae - description, taxonomy, phylogeny, and nomenclature
University of Michigan Herbarium.

University of Michigan Herbarium. Malpighiaceae Malpighiaceae genera {{Malpighiaceae-stub