Oxygyne

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Oxygyne
Die Pflanzenwelt Afrikas, insbesondere seiner tropischen Gebiete - Grundzge der Pflanzenverbreitung im Afrika und die Charakterpflanzen Afrikas (1910) (20752542508).jpg
Oxygyne triandra (G-M)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Burmanniaceae
Genus: Oxygyne
Schltr.
Type species
Oxygyne triandra
Schltr.
Synonyms[1]
  • Saionia Hatus.

Oxygyne is a genus of plant in family Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1906. It has a highly disjunct distribution, found in Japan in East Asia and in Cameroon in Central Africa.[1][2][3]

Species[1][]

  • C.Abe & Akasawa - Ehime on Shikoku Island in Japan
  • Oxygyne shinzatoi (Hatus.) C.Abe & Akasawa - Nansei-shoto (Ryukyu Islands) in Japan
  • Oxygyne triandra Schltr. - Cameroon
  • Yahara & Tsukaya - Yaku-shima in Japan

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". apps.kew.org. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  2. ^ Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. ^ "Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie". v.38 (1907). 1907-01-01. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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