Symmeria
Symmeria | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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(unranked): | Core eudicots
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Genus: | Symmeria Benth.
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Species: | S. paniculata
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Binomial name | |
Symmeria paniculata Benth.
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Symmeria is a genus of plants in the family Polygonaceae with a single species, Symmeria paniculata, distributed in North and South America as well as western Africa. It is morphologically variable and dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate individuals.[1]
References[]
- ^ Burke, Janelle M.; Sanchez, Adriana; Kron, Kathleen; Luckow, Melissa (2010). "Placing the woody tropical genera of Polygonaceae: A hypothesis of character evolution and phylogeny". American Journal of Botany. 97 (8): 1377–1390. doi:10.3732/ajb.1000022. PMID 21616890.
Categories:
- Monotypic Polygonaceae genera
- Dioecious plants
- Polygonaceae
- Polygonaceae stubs