Symmeria

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Symmeria
Symmeria paniculata (19282830230).jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
(unranked):
Core eudicots
Order:
Family:
Genus:
Symmeria

Benth.
Species:
S. paniculata
Binomial name
Symmeria paniculata
Benth.

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[]

  1. ^ 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.
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