Nanuza is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, described as a genus in 1976.[3][4] The entire genus is endemic to Brazil.[5]
| Nanuza | |
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| Nanuza plicata[1][2] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Velloziaceae |
| Genus: | Nanuza L.B.Sm. & Ayensu |
| Type species | |
| Nanuza plicata (Mart.) L.B.Sm. & Ayensu
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- Species[6]
- Nanuza almeidae R.J.V.Alves - Bahia, Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro
- Nanuza luetzelburgii R.J.V.Alves - Pernambuco, Piauí
- Nanuza plicata (Mart.) L.B.Sm. & Ayensu - Espírito Santo, Bahia, Minas Gerais
References
edit- ^ Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von. 1823. Nova genera et species plantarum :quas in itinere per Brasiliam MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX jussu et auspiciis Maximiliani Josephi I., Bavariae regis augustissimi instituto 1: plate 9 color illustration, using basionym Vellozia plicata Mart.
- ^ Tropicos, Vellozia plicata Mart.
- ^ Smith, Lyman Bradford & Ayensu, Edward Solomon. 1976. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 30:38-39
- ^ Tropicos, Nanuza L.B. Sm. & Ayensu
- ^ Alves, Ruy José Válka (2002). "Two new species of Nanuza (Velloziaceae) from Brazil". Novon. 12: 12–17. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.744.
- ^ The Plant List, search for Nanuza
External links
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