Alexa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Faboideae
Tribus: Sophoreae
Genus: Alexa
Species: A. bauhiniiflora – A. canaracunensis – A. confusa – A. cowanii – A. duckeana – A. grandiflora – A. herminiana – A. imperatricis – A. leiopetala – A. surinamensis – A. wachenheimii

Name

Alexa Moq., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 13(2): 168 (1849), nom. nov.

• Type species: Alexandra imperatricis R.H. Schomb., London J. Bot. 4: 12.

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
  • Alexandra R.H.Schomb., Gard. Chron. 43: 718 (1844), nom. illeg. (junior homonym of Alexandra Bunge, 1843).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela Brazil Brazil North References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Moquin-Tandon, A. 1849. Salsolaceae. In: De Candolle, A.P. (ed.): Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis 13(2): 41–219. Masson, Paris. BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Alexa in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Mar. 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2026. Alexa. Published online. Accessed: 10. Mar. 2026. Reference page.