Argomuellera

Genus of flowering plants in the spurge family From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Argomuellera is a genus of plant of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1894.[3][4] It is native to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and the Comoros Islands.[1][5]

Species[1]
  1. Argomuellera basicordata Peter ex Radcl.-Sm. - Lushoto
  2. Argomuellera calcicola (Leandri) J.Léonard - Madagascar
  3. Argomuellera danguyana (Leandri) J.Léonard - Madagascar
  4. Argomuellera decaryana (Leandri) J.Léonard - Madagascar
  5. Argomuellera gigantea (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Nosy Be Island
  6. Argomuellera lancifolia (Pax) Pax - Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
  7. Argomuellera macrophylla Pax - tropical Africa
  8. Argomuellera perrieri (Leandri) J.Léonard - Madagascar
  9. Argomuellera pierlotiana J.Léonard - Zaïre
  10. Argomuellera pumila McPherson - Madagascar
  11. Argomuellera sessilifolia Prain - Congo
  12. Argomuellera trewioides (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm. - Comoros
Formerly included
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Argomuellera
Argomuellera macrophylla at Lowveld National Botanical Garden, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
Tribe: Pycnocomeae
Subtribe: Pycnocominae
Genus: Argomuellera
Pax
Type species
Argomuellera macrophylla
Synonyms[1]
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moved to Droceloncia or Pycnocoma

Notes

  1. This genus name is one anagram from Trewia, another genus of Euphorbiaceae.[2]

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