Axinaea
Encyclopedia
Axinaea is a genus of plant
in family Melastomataceae
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Species include:
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Melastomataceae
Melastomataceae
right|thumb|200px|Characteristic venation of many melastomesThe family Melastomataceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising some 200 genera and 4500 species...
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Species include:
- Axinaea merianiaeAxinaea merianiaeAxinaea merianiae is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-References:...
, (DC.) Triana - Axinaea nitidaAxinaea nitidaAxinaea nitida is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Peru.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Cogn.Alfred CogniauxAlfred Celestin Cogniaux was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus Neocogniauxia of orchids is named after him.In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.... - Axinaea paucifloraAxinaea paucifloraAxinaea pauciflora is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, Cogn.Alfred CogniauxAlfred Celestin Cogniaux was a Belgian botanist. Amongst other plants, the genus Neocogniauxia of orchids is named after him.In 1916 his enormous private herbarium was acquired by the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.... - Axinaea quitensisAxinaea quitensisAxinaea quitensis is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montanes and subtropical or tropical high-altitude shrubland.-Sources:...
, Benoist - Axinaea sclerophyllaAxinaea sclerophyllaAxinaea sclerophylla is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, TrianaJosé Jéronimo TrianaJosé Jerónimo Triana Silva was a Colombian botanist who catalogued 60,000 specimens representing 8,000 species.For example:* Acisanthera alsinaefolia Triana* Miconia albicans Triana... - Axinaea sessilifoliaAxinaea sessilifoliaAxinaea sessilifolia is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
, TrianaJosé Jéronimo TrianaJosé Jerónimo Triana Silva was a Colombian botanist who catalogued 60,000 specimens representing 8,000 species.For example:* Acisanthera alsinaefolia Triana* Miconia albicans Triana... - Axinaea sodiroiAxinaea sodiroiAxinaea sodiroi is a species of plant in the Melastomataceae family. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montanes.-References:* Cotton, E. & Pitman, N. 2004. . Downloaded on 20 August 2007....
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