Gonatogyne

Gonatogyne
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Phyllanthaceae
Subfamily: Phyllanthoideae
Tribe: Bridelieae
Subtribe: Saviinae
Genus: Gonatogyne
Klotzsch ex Müll.Arg.
Species:
G. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Gonatogyne brasiliensis
Synonyms[1]
  • Amanoa brasiliensis Baill.
  • Savia brasiliensis (Baill.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
  • Gonatogyne lucens Klotzsch ex Baill., name published without description

Gonatogyne is a genus of plants in the family Phyllanthaceae first described as a genus in 1873.[2][3] It contains only one known species, Gonatogyne brasiliensis, endemic to southeastern Brazil.[1][4][5] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[6]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Müller Argoviensis, Johannes. 1873. in Martius, Carl Friedrich Philipp von, Flora Brasiliensis 11(2): 13 in Latin
  3. ^ Tropicos, Gonatogyne Klotzsch ex Müll. Arg
  4. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  5. ^ Oliveira-Filho, A.T. (2006). Catálogo das Árvores nativas de Minas Gerais: 1-423. Editora UFLA, Lavas, Brasil.
  6. ^ Hoffmann, Petra; Kathriarachchi, Hashendra; Wurdack, Kenneth J. (2006). "A Phylogenetic Classification of Phyllanthaceae (Malpighiales; Euphorbiaceae sensu lato)". Kew Bulletin. 61 (1): 37–53. JSTOR 20443245.