| Garciadelia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Adelieae |
| Genus: | Garciadelia Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. |
Garciadelia is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 2010.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to the Island of Hispaniola in the West Indies (divided between Haiti and the Dominican Republic.[3] It is a member of the Leucocroton alliance, which also includes Leucocroton and Lasiocroton. Species in this alliance are dioecious.[4]
- Species[3]
- Garciadelia abbottii Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. - Dominican Republic
- Garciadelia castilloae Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. - Dominican Republic
- Garciadelia leprosa (Willd.) Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. - Haiti, Dominican Republic
- Garciadelia mejiae Jestrow & Jiménez Rodr. - Dominican Republic
References
- ↑ Jestrow, Brett. 2010. Taxon 59(6): 1809–1812
- ↑ Tropicos
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Jestrow, Brett; Gutiérrez Amaro, Jorge; Francisco-Ortega, Javier (2012). "Islands within islands: A molecular phylogenetic study of the Leucocroton alliance (Euphorbiaceae) across the Caribbean Islands and within the serpentinite archipelago of Cuba". Journal of Biogeography. 39 (3): 452–464. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2699.2011.02607.x.
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