Aerva
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 Aerva lanata var rotundifolia
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Aerva is a genus of plant in family Amaranthaceae.
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[edit] Selected species
Compiled from several different lists:[3][4][5][6][1]
- Aerva artemisioides
- Aerva congesta
- Aerva coriacea Schinz
- Aerva humbertii Cavaco
- Aerva javanica(Burman f.) A. L. Juss. ex Schultes
- Aerva lanata (L.) A. L. Juss. ex Schultes
- Aerva leucura Moq.
- Aerva madagassica Suess.
- Aerva microphylla Moq.
- Aerva revoluta Balf.f.
- Aerva sericea Moq. -- island puzzle
- Aerva sanguinolenta (L.) Blume
- Aerva transvaalensis Gand.
- Aerva triangularifolia Cavaco
[edit] Distribution
Found in the tropics, mostly in continental Africa, Madagascar and smaller islands (Rodriguez, Mauritius, Socotra).[7]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Aerva Forssk. (HTML). African Plants Database. South African National Biodiversity Institute, the Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève and Tela Botanica. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. "Amaranthaceae by C. C. Townsend" (HTML). Flora Zambesiaca 9 (part:1). Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ UniProt. Genus Aerva (HTML). Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- ^ Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) (2007-10-05). Genus: Aerva Forssk. (HTML). Taxonomy for Plants. USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved on 2008-04-27.
- ^ Aerva (TSN 20761). Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved on 27 April 2008.
- ^ "Aerva" . Madagascar Catalogue. Flora of North America.
- ^ Flora of Pakistan. Aerva Forssk.. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
[edit] External links
Information related to Aerva from Wikispecies.- T.D. Macfarlane, FloraBase: Flora of Western Australia (2007-09-06.). Aerva (HTML). Flora Descriptions. Government of Western Australia. Retrieved on 2008-04-28.
- Mark Hyde and Bart Wursten (2007-08). 2317.000 Aerva Forssk. (HTML). Flora of Mozambique. Retrieved on 2008-04-20.
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