Balbisia

Balbisia
Balbisia miniata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Geraniales
Family: Francoaceae
Genus: Balbisia
Cav., 1804
Species

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Synonyms
  • Cistocarpus Kunth
  • Dematophyllum Griseb.
  • Hyperum C.Presl
  • Ledocarpon Desf.
  • Ledocarpum DC.
  • Wendtia Meyen
  • Martiniera Guill.

Balbisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae.[1] It is also in the Vivianiaceae subfamily.[2]

The genus is distributed across is Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru in southern South America.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "Balbisia Cav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  2. ^ a b Weigend, M. (2011). "The genus Balbisia (Vivianiaceae, Geraniales) in Peru, Bolivia and northern Chile". Phytotaxa. 22: 47. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.22.1.4.