''Herrania'' is a genus of
flowering plants in the family
Malvaceae, subfamily
Byttnerioideae
Byttnerioideae is a subfamily of the flowering plant family Malvaceae.
Tribes and genera
Four tribes are recognised by the Germplasm Resources Information Network:
Byttnerieae
*'' Abroma'' Jacq.
*'' Ayenia'' L.
*''Byttneria'' Loefl.
*'' Kleinh ...
.
It is closely related to the genus ''
Theobroma
''Theobroma'' is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae, that is sometimes classified as a member of Sterculiaceae. It contains roughly 20 species of small understory trees native to the tropical forests of Central and So ...
'', which includes
cacao
Cacao is the seed from which cocoa and chocolate are made, from Spanish cacao, an adaptation of Nahuatl cacaua, the root form of cacahuatl ("bean of the cocoa-tree"). It may also refer to:
Plants
*''Theobroma cacao'', a tropical evergreen tree
** ...
. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species include:
''Herrania''.
The Plant List.
* ''Herrania albiflora
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species inc ...
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* ''Herrania amazonica
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species incl ...
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* ''Herrania balaensis
''Herrania balaensis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forest
A forest is an area of land dominated by trees. Hundreds of d ...
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* ''Herrania breviligulata
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes Theobroma cacao, cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Spe ...
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* '' Herrania camargoana''
* '' Herrania cuatrecasana''
* '' Herrania dugandii''
* ''Herrania kanukuensis
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species inc ...
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* ''Herrania kofanorum
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species inc ...
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* ''Herrania laciniifolia
''Herrania laciniifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is found only in Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America— ...
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* ''Herrania lemniscata
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species inc ...
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* ''Herrania mariae
''Herrania mariae'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to South America - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the la ...
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* ''Herrania nitida
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species inc ...
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* ''Herrania nycterodendron
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species inc ...
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* ''Herrania pulcherrima
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species inc ...
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* ''Herrania purpurea
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species inc ...
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* ''Herrania tomentella
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Species
Species inc ...
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* ''Herrania umbratica
''Herrania'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, subfamily Byttnerioideae.
It is closely related to the genus ''Theobroma'', which includes Theobroma cacao, cacao. As of 1999, there were about 17 species in ''Herrania''.
Spe ...
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References
Malvaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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