Pterandra
''Pterandra'' is a genus in the Malpighiaceae, a family of about 75 genera of flowering plants in the order Malpighiales. ''Pterandra'' comprises 15 species of trees, shrubs, and subshrubs, all but two native to South America, principally Colombia, Venezuela, and Brazil; the exceptions ('' P. mcphersonii'', '' P. isthmica'') are from Panama.Anderson, C. 2005. ''Pterandra viridiflora'' (Malpighiaceae), a new species from Brazil. Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium 24: 21–23. There are only some ornamental plants introduced in China, and there are no native varieties. Species These three names in ''Pterandra'' are synonyms and not accepted (Anderson 1997): ''Pterandra latifolia'' A.Juss. is synonym for ''Acmanthera latifolia'' (A.Juss.) Griseb.; ''Pterandra opulifolia'' Rusby is a synonym for '' Hiraea opulifolia'' (Rusby) Nied. Franz Josef Niedenzu (29 November 1857 – 30 September 1937) was a German botanist born in Köppernig. He is remembered for ...
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