Alyogyne
| Alyogyne | |
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| Alyogyne huegelii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Malvoideae |
| Genus: | Alyogyne Alef. |
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Alyogyne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae which are endemic to Australia. Its species were formerly in the genus Hibiscus but were split off starting in 1863 with H. hakaeifolius. In 1915 Lewton transferred H. cuneiformis and in Fryxell (1968) H. pinonianus and H. huegelii followed. A recent revision has created many new species.
The name Alyogyne comes from the Greek words "alytos" (undivided) and "gyne" (female). "Gyne" referers to the styles which are female parts of a flower. In Hibiscus, the style is branched below the stigmas but in Alyogyne it is undivided.
Species include:
- Alyogyne angulata
- Alyogyne angustiloba
- Alyogyne coronopifolia
- Alyogyne cuneiformis (Coastal Hibiscus)
- Alyogyne hakeifolia
- Alyogyne huegelii (Lilac Hibiscus)
- Alyogyne lilacina
- Alyogyne multifida
- Alyogyne pinoniana (Sand Hibiscus)
- Alyogyne purpurea
- Alyogyne pyrrhophila
- Alyogyne wrayae
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alyogyne. |
- Colleen Keena (December 2002). "Alyogyne: An Update". Australian Plants online. Association of Societies for Growing Australian Plants. Retrieved 2008-04-12.
- FloraBase - the Western Australian Flora: Alyogyne
- The International Plant Names Index: Alyogyne
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