Acharia tragodes

Acharia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Achariaceae.[1] The sole species is Acharia tragodes, which is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[2]

Acharia tragodes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Achariaceae
Genus: Acharia
Thunb.
Species:
A. tragodes
Binomial name
Acharia tragodes
Thunb.

The genus is named for Swedish botanist Erik Acharius (1757–1819).[3] It was first published in Prodr. Pl. Cap. on page 14 in 1794.[2]

References

  1. Acharia Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine, at the Germplasm Resources Information Network (United States Department of Agriculture)
  2. "Acharia Thunb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  3. LE REGNE VEGETAL, by O. Reveil, Fr. Gerard, A. Dupuis, and F. Herincq; published 1871 by L. Guérin & Compagnie (via Google Books)
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