Surreya
Genus of flowering plants
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Surreya is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1] It is also in the Polycnemoideae subfamily.[2]
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| Surreya | |
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| Hemichroa diandra, synonym of Surreya diandra | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Surreya R.Masson & G.Kadereit |
It is native to Australia.[1]
The genus name of Surreya is in honour of Surrey Wilfrid Laurance Jacobs (1946–2009), an Australian botanist and botanical garden taxonomist in Sydney.[3] It was first described and published in Taxon Vol.62 on page 109 in 2013.[1]
Known species:[1]
- Surreya diandra (R.Br.) R.Masson & G.Kadereit
- Surreya mesembryanthema (F.Muell.) R.Masson & G.Kadereit