Afrocayratia

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Afrocayratia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Vitales
Family: Vitaceae
Tribe: Cayratieae
Genus: Afrocayratia
J.Wen, L.M.Lu, Rabarij. & Z.D.Chen

Afrocayratia is a genus of flowering plants in the grapevine family Vitaceae. Its species are found in tropical and southern Africa, Yemen, Mayotte, and Madagascar.[1] It was split off from the non-monophyletic genus Cayratia in 2020.[2]

Species[edit]

The following species are accepted:[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Afrocayratia J.Wen, L.M.Lu, Rabarij. & Z.D.Chen". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 19 December 2023.
  2. ^ Rabarijaona, Romer Narindra; Dang, Viet‐Cuong; Parmar, Gaurav; Liu, Bing; Wen, Jun; Chen, Zhi‐Duan; Lu, Li‐Min (2020). "Phylogeny and taxonomy of Afrocayratia, a new genus of Vitaceae from continental Africa and Madagascar". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 58 (6): 1090–1107. doi:10.1111/jse.12697. ...and provide a key to species"