Acharia tragodes
Species of flowering plant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Acharia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Achariaceae.[2] The sole species is Acharia tragodes, which is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[3]
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Acharia tragodes | |
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In Kap River Nature Reserve, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Achariaceae |
Genus: | Acharia Thunb. |
Species: | A. tragodes |
Binomial name | |
Acharia tragodes Thunb. | |
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The genus is named for Swedish botanist Erik Acharius (1757–1819).[4] It was first published in Prodr. Pl. Cap. on page 14 in 1794.[3]