Aphaerema

Aphaerema was formerly a genus of flowering plants in the Flacourtiaceae, consisting of one species of small shrubs, , which is native to Brazil and Argentina. Later studies indicated that Aphaerema should be classified in the willow family, Salicaceae,^[1] and combined with the genus Abatia.^[2] Unfortunately, because the name Abatia spicata was already used, the species was given the new name , in honor of Brazilian botanist João Angely. Aphaerema (or Abatia including Aphaerema) is one of the few groups of Salicaceae with opposite leaves.

References[]

^ Chase, Mark W.; S. Zmarzty; M.D. Lledó; K.J. Wurdack; S.M. Swensen; M.F. Fay (2002). "When in doubt, put it in Flacourtiaceae: a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on plastid rbcL DNA sequences". Kew Bulletin. 57 (1): 141–181. doi:10.2307/4110825. JSTOR 4110825.
^ Alford, M.H. 2006. Nomenclatural innovations in neotropical Salicaceae. Novon 16(3): 293–298.

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[Chase-1] Chase, Mark W.; S. Zmarzty; M.D. Lledó; K.J. Wurdack; S.M. Swensen; M.F. Fay (2002). "When in doubt, put it in Flacourtiaceae: a molecular phylogenetic analysis based on plastid rbcL DNA sequences". Kew Bulletin. 57 (1): 141–181. doi:10.2307/4110825. JSTOR 4110825.

[Alford-2] Alford, M.H. 2006. Nomenclatural innovations in neotropical Salicaceae. Novon 16(3): 293–298.

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