Froesia

Froesia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Quiinoideae
Genus: Froesia
Pires

Froesia is a genus of plants in family Ochnaceae. Some authors have placed it in the Quiinaceae. It is known from Brazil, Peru, Colombia, Guyana and Venezuela.[1][2]

The following species are accepted by The Plant List:[3]

  1. ^ Schneider, Julio V., & Georg Zizka. 1997. Two new species in the Quiinaceae (Quiina, Froesia) from the Venezuelan Guyana and some remarks on genus Froesia Pires. Novon 7:406-412.
  2. ^ Steyermark, Julian A.; Bunting, George S. (1975). "Revision of the Genus Froesia (Quiinaceae)". Brittonia. 27 (2): 172–178. Bibcode:1975Britt..27..172S. doi:10.2307/2805478. JSTOR 2805478.
  3. ^ The Plant List