Allobriquetia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. It includes three species, which range from Mexico through Central America, Cuba, and northern South America as far as Bolivia, Paraguay, and southeastern Brazil.[1]
Allobriquetia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Allobriquetia Bovini (2021) |
Species | |
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Synonyms[1] | |
Briquetiastrum Bovini (2015), non Briquetastrum. |
The genus was described in 2021 by Massimo G. Bovini.[1]
Species
editThree species are accepted:[1]
- Allobriquetia inermis (Fryxell) Bovini – Mexico (Chihuahua)
- Allobriquetia sonorae (Fryxell) Bovini – Mexico (Sonora)
- Allobriquetia spicata (Kunth) Bovini – Mexico to Tropical South America, including Cuba
References
edit- ^ a b c d Allobriquetia Bovini. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 June 2023.