''Herissantia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the
mallow family sometimes referred to as bladder mallows. These are five species of annual and perennial herbs with trailing stems and bladderlike fruits. They are native to the tropical and warm temperate Americas. The most widely distributed species is ''
Herissantia crispa'', which can be found on other continents as an
introduced species
An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived ther ...
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Species include:
* ''
Herissantia crispa''
(L.) Briz.
Catalogue of Life: 30th April 2017 Herissantia
* ''
Herissantia dressleri
''Herissantia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the mallow family sometimes referred to as bladder mallows. These are five species of annual and perennial herbs with trailing stems and bladderlike fruits. They are native to the tropical ...
''
Fryxell
* ''
Herissantia intermedia
''Herissantia'' is a small genus of flowering plants in the mallow family sometimes referred to as bladder mallows. These are five species of annual and perennial herbs with trailing stems and bladderlike fruits. They are native to the tropical ...
''
(Hassl.) Krapov.
* ''
Herissantia nemoralis''
(A. St.-Hil., Juss. & Cambess.) Briz.
* ''
Herissantia tiubae''
(K. Schum.) Brizicky
Synonyms:
* ''Herissantia crispa''
(L.) Medic., ambiguous synonym for ''
Herissantia crispa'' ''(L.) Briz.''
* ''
Herissantia trichoda''
(A. Rich.) P.A. Fryxell, synonym for ''
Herissantia crispa''
(L.) Briz.
Partial Synonymy of Herissantia
Some species have
Synonym (taxonomy), synonymy in genus ''
Abutilon''.
References
External links
Jepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile
Malveae
Malvaceae genera
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