Gonatogyne

Gonatogyne is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1873.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Gonatogyne brasiliensis, endemic to southeastern Brazil.[1][4][5] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[6]

Gonatogyne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Bridelieae
Subtribe: Saviinae
Genus: Gonatogyne
Klotzsch ex Müll.Arg.
Species:
G. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Gonatogyne brasiliensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Amanoa brasiliensis Baill.
  • Savia brasiliensis (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Gonatogyne lucens Klotzsch ex Baill., name published without description

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1873. in Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von, Flora Brasiliensis 11(2): 13 in Latin
  3. Tropicos, Gonatogyne Klotzsch ex Müll. Arg
  4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  5. Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  6. Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.
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