Balbisia
Genus of flowering plants
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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]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Francoaceae |
| Genus: | Balbisia Cav., 1804 |
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The genus is distributed across is Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru in southern South America.[1][2]
Known species
As accepted by Kew;
- Balbisia aphanifolia (Griseb.) Hunz. & Ariza
- Balbisia calycina (Griseb.) Hunz. & Ariza
- Balbisia gracilis (Meyen) Hunz. & Ariza
- Balbisia integrifolia R.Knuth
- Balbisia meyeniana Klotzsch
- Balbisia microphylla (Phil.) Reiche
- Balbisia miniata (I.M.Johnst.) Descole, O'Donell & Lourteig
- Balbisia peduncularis (Lindl.) D.Don
- Balbisia stitchkinii Ricardi
- Balbisia verticillata Cav.
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]