Fryxellia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Fryxellia D.M.Bates |
Species: | F. pygmaea |
Binomial name | |
Fryxellia pygmaea (Correll) D.M.Bates | |
Synonyms | |
Anoda pygmaea Correll |
Fryxellia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It contains only one species, Fryxellia pygmaea (Correll) D.M.Bates.[1]
Its native range is south-western Texas to north-eastern Mexico.[1]
The genus is named in honour of Paul Fryxell (1927–2011) an American botanist.[2] The specific Latin epithet of pygmaea refers to pygmy or "small" in Greek. It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.26 on page 95 in 1974.[1]
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