Blyttia (plant)

Blyttia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Asclepiadoideae
Genus: Blyttia
Arn. 1838, not Fr. 1839 (Poaceae) nor Endl. 1840 (liverwort)

Blyttia is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1838. It is native to the Arabian Peninsula.[1]

Species[2]
  1. Blyttia fruticulosa (Decne.) D.V.Field - Saudi Arabia
  2. Blyttia lyellii (Hook.) Endl. ex Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees - Arabian Peninsula
  3. Blyttia spiralis (Forssk.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood - Yemen
species formerly included in homonym genera[2]
  1. Blyttia byssophora, syn of Pallavicinia byssophora (liverwort)
  2. Blyttia radiculosa, syn of Pallavicinia radiculosa(liverwort)
  3. Blyttia spinosa, syn of Pallavicinia spinosa(liverwort)
  4. Blyttia suaveolens, syn of Cinna latifolia (Poaceae)
  5. Blyttia tenuinervis, syn of Symphyogyna tenuinervis (liverwort)

References

  1. ↑ Tropicos
  2. 1 2 The Plant List
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