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Apodanthera

Apodanthera is a genus of plants in the family Cucurbitaceae. It includes 25 species native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and South America from Ecuador and eastern Brazil to northern Argentina.

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Apodanthera
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Subfamily: Cucurbitoideae
Tribe: Coniandreae
Genus: Apodanthera
Arn. (1841)1
Species2

25; see text

Synonyms2
  • Guraniopsis Cogn. (1908)
  • Melothrianthus Mart.Crov. (1955)

Apodanthera is a genus of plants in the family Cucurbitaceae.3 It includes 25 species native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and South America from Ecuador and eastern Brazil to northern Argentina.2

Species

25 species are accepted.2

  • Apodanthera anatuyana (Mart.Crov.) Pozner
  • Apodanthera argentea Cogn.
  • Apodanthera aspera Cogn.
  • Apodanthera biflora Cogn.
  • Apodanthera bradei Mart.Crov.
  • Apodanthera cinerea Cogn.
  • Apodanthera eriocalyx Cogn.
  • Apodanthera fasciculata Cogn.
  • Apodanthera ferreyrana Mart.Crov.
  • Apodanthera glaziovii Cogn.
  • Apodanthera hindii C.Jeffrey
  • Apodanthera hirtella Cogn.
  • Apodanthera laciniosa (Schltdl.) Cogn.
  • Apodanthera linearis (Cogn.) Mart.Crov.
  • Apodanthera longipedicellata (Cogn.) H.Schaef. & S.S.Renner
  • Apodanthera mandonii Cogn. (synonym Apodanthera herrerae Harms)
  • Apodanthera mathewsii Arn. ex Hook.
  • Apodanthera palmeri S.Watson
  • Apodanthera sagittifolia (Griseb.) Mart.Crov.
  • Apodanthera smilacifolia Cogn.
  • Apodanthera tumbeziana Harms
  • Apodanthera ulei (Cogn.) Mart.Crov.
  • Apodanthera undulata A.Gray
  • Apodanthera villosa C.Jeffrey
  • Apodanthera weberbaueri Harms
References

References

  1. "Genus: Apodanthera Arn". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Area. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
  2. Apodanthera Arn. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
  3. "ITIS - Report: Apodanthera".