Aerva

Aerva
Aerva lanata var rotundifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Aerva[1]
Forssk.
Synonyms

Ouret Adans.[2] Aerua (orth. var.)

Aerva is a genus of plant in family Amaranthaceae.

Selected species

Compiled from several different lists:[1][3][4][5][6]

Distribution

Found in the tropics, mostly in continental Africa, Madagascar and smaller islands (Rodrigues, Mauritius, Socotra).[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Aerva Forssk.". African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  2. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. "Amaranthaceae by C. C. Townsend". Flora Zambesiaca. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 9 (part:1). Retrieved 2008-04-29.
  3. UniProt. "Genus Aerva". Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  4. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2007-10-05). "Genus: Aerva Forssk.". Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved 2008-04-27.
  5. "Aerva". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 27 April 2008.
  6. "Aerva". Madagascar Catalogue. Flora of North America. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
  7. Flora of Pakistan. "Aerva Forssk.". Retrieved 2008-04-28.

External links

Data related to Aerva at Wikispecies


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