Grangeria

Grangeria
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Grangeria
Comm. ex Juss.

Grangeria is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1789.[1][2]

Grangeria is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Grangeria borbonica Lam. - Mauritius, Réunion
  2. Grangeria porosa Boivin ex Baill. - Madagascar
formerly included

Grangeria brasiliensis Hoffmanns. ex Mart. & Zucc - Hirtella ciliata Mart. & Zucc. - South America

References

  1. ↑ Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Antonii Laurentii de Jussieu Genera plantarum :secundum ordines naturales disposita, juxta methodum in Horto regio parisiensi exaratam, anno M.DCC.LXXIV 340. in Latin
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Grangeria Comm. ex Juss.
  3. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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