Viviania
Genus of flowering plants
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Viviania is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae.[1]
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| Viviania marifolia in Chile | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Geraniales |
| Family: | Francoaceae |
| Genus: | Viviania Cav., 1804 |
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The genus is distributed across is Brazil, Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in southern South America.[1]
Known species
As accepted by Kew;
- Viviania albiflora (Cambess.) Reiche
- Viviania crenata (Hook.) G.Don
- Viviania elegans (Poepp.) Reiche & Johow
- Viviania linostigma R.Knuth
- Viviania marifolia Cav.
- Viviania ovata Phil.
- Viviania tenuicaulis Barnéoud
The genus name of Viviania is in honour of Domenico Viviani (1772–1840), an Italian botanist and naturalist.[2] It was first described and published in Anales Ci. Nat. Vol.7 on page 211 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.[3]