Lunania
Genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae
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Lunania is a neotropical genus of flowering plants in the family Salicaceae.[2][3]
| Lunania | |
|---|---|
| |
| Lunania parviflora | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Samydoideae |
| Genus: | Lunania Hook. |
| Type species | |
| Lunania racemosa[1] | |
| Species | |
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15; see text | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Symbryon Griseb. | |
The genus spans from southern Mexico to central South America and throughout the Caribbean.[2] They typically grow as shrubs or trees.[3]
Known species
The following species are accepted by Plants of the World Online:[2]
- Lunania cubensis Turcz.
- Lunania dentata Urb.
- Lunania divaricata Benth.
- Lunania dodecandra C.Wright ex Griseb.
- Lunania ekmanii Urb.
- Lunania elongata Britton & P.Wilson
- Lunania mauritii Urb.
- Lunania mexicana Brandegee
- Lunania parviflora Spruce ex Benth.
- Lunania polydactyla Urb.
- Lunania racemosa Hook.
- Lunania sauvallei Griseb.
- Lunania scopulorum Urb. & Ekman
- Lunania subcoriacea Britton & P.Wilson
- Lunania tenuifolia Urb. & Ekman
