Maranthes

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Maranthes
Maranthes polyandra MS3969.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Chrysobalanaceae
Genus: Maranthes
Blume[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Exitelia Blume
  • Grymania C.Presl

Maranthes is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1825.[3][4][5]

Maranthes is native to tropical regions of Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, Central America, and various oceanic islands.[2]

Species[2]

  1. (Pellegr.) Prance ex F.White - W Africa
  2. (Oliv.) Prance ex F.White - W + C Africa
  3. Maranthes corymbosa Blume - Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Papuasia, Philippines, Palau
  4. (Baker) F.White - C Africa
  5. (Engl.) Prance - C Africa
  6. (Oliv.) Prance - W + C Africa
  7. (Engl.) Prance - Tanzania, Mozambique, Zimbabwe
  8. (Engl.) Prance ex F.White - W + C Africa
  9. (Standl.) Prance & F.White - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
  10. (Benth.) Prance - from Ivory Coast to South Sudan
  11. (Oliv.) Prance ex F.White - W Africa
  12. F.White - Cameroon

References[]

  1. ^ "Genus: Maranthes Blume". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 7 September 1994. Retrieved 18 May 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Blume, Carl Ludwig von. 1825. Bijdragen tot de flora van Nederlandsch Indië 89 in Latin
  4. ^ Tropicos, Maranthes Blume
  5. ^ Prance, G. T. & F. White. 1988. The genera of Chrysobalanaceae: a study in practical and theoretical taxonomy and its relevance to evolutionary biology. Phil. Trans. R. Soc. B 320: 1–184.

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