Radyera

Radyera urens

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malvales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Hibisceae
Genus: Radyera
Species: R. farragei – R. urens

Name

Radyera Bullock, Kew Bull. 11(3): 454. (1957)

• Typus: R. urens
  (L.f.) Bullock, Kew Bull. 11(3): 454. (1957)

Synonyms

• Allenia Phillips, J. S. African Bot. 10: 33. (1944), nom. illeg. hom. non Ewart (1909) vide Micrantheum Desf. (Picrodendraceae)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Bullock, A.A. 1957. Kew Bulletin 1956: 454.

Additional references

• Fryxell, P.A. & Hashmi, S.H. 1971. The Segregation of Radyera from Hibiscus (Malvaceae). Botanical Gazette 132: 57–62.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Radyera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 16. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Radyera. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 16. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Radyera. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 16 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Radyera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Jan. 2021.

Vernacular names

Afrikaans: pampoenbossie
English: Karoo pumpkin

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