''Securidaca'' is a genus of shrubs and lianas in the family
Polygalaceae
The Polygalaceae or the milkwort family are made up of flowering plants in the order Fabales. They have a near-cosmopolitan range, with about 27 genera and ''ca''. 900 known species of herbs, shrubs and trees. Over half of the species are in on ...
.
It is native to
tropical Africa
The Afrotropical realm is one of the Earth's eight biogeographic realms. It includes Sub-Saharan Africa, the southern Arabian Peninsula, the island of Madagascar, and the islands of the western Indian Ocean. It was formerly known as the Ethiopi ...
,
SE Asia and the Americas from Mexico and the
West Indies
The West Indies is an island subregion of the Americas, surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean and the Caribbean Sea, which comprises 13 independent island country, island countries and 19 dependent territory, dependencies in thr ...
to
Paraguay
Paraguay, officially the Republic of Paraguay, is a landlocked country in South America. It is bordered by Argentina to the Argentina–Paraguay border, south and southwest, Brazil to the Brazil–Paraguay border, east and northeast, and Boli ...
.
Species
59 species are accepted.
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*'' Securidaca acuminata''
*'' Securidaca amazonica''
*'' Securidaca aquae-nigrae''
*'' Securidaca atroviolacea''
*'' Securidaca bialata''
*'' Securidaca brownii''
*'' Securidaca cacumina''
*'' Securidaca calophylla''
*'' Securidaca cayennensis''
*'' Securidaca coriacea''
*'' Securidaca divaricata''
*'' Securidaca diversifolia''
*'' Securidaca dolod''
*'' Securidaca ecristata''
*'' Securidaca elliptica''
*'' Securidaca falcata''
*'' Securidaca fragilis''
*'' Securidaca froesii''
*'' Securidaca fruticans''
*'' Securidaca fundacionensis''
*'' Securidaca goudotiana''
*'' Securidaca inappendiculata''
*'' Securidaca lanceolata''
*'' Securidaca lateralis''
*'' Securidaca leiocarpa''
*'']Securidaca longepedunculata
''Securidaca longepedunculata'' (violet tree, , , , , ) is a species of tree in the genus '' Securidaca''. It is most commonly found in the tropical and subtropical areas of Africa, and it was given protected status in South Africa. The generic ...
''
*'' Securidaca longifolia''
*'' Securidaca lophosoma''
*'' Securidaca macrocarpa''
*'' Securidaca maguirei''
*'' Securidaca marajoara''
*'' Securidaca marginata''
*'' Securidaca micheliana''
*'' Securidaca ovalifolia''
*'' Securidaca paniculata''
*'' Securidaca pendula''
*'' Securidaca philippinensis''
*'' Securidaca planchoniana''
*'' Securidaca prancei''
*'' Securidaca pubescens''
*'' Securidaca pubiflora''
*'' Securidaca purpurea''
*'' Securidaca pyramidalis''
*'' Securidaca retusa''
*'' Securidaca revoluta''
*'' Securidaca savannarum''
*'' Securidaca scandens''
*'' Securidaca schlimii''
*'' Securidaca speciosa''
*'' Securidaca spinifex''
*'' Securidaca sylvestris''
*'' Securidaca tenuifolia''
*'' Securidaca tomentosa''
*'' Securidaca trianae''
*'' Securidaca uniflora''
*'' Securidaca virgata''
*'' Securidaca warmingiana''
*'' Securidaca welwitschii''
*'' Securidaca yaoshanensis''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q2234927
Polygalaceae
Fabales genera
Pantropical flora
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus