Palaua (plant)

Palaua
Palaua rhombifolia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Malveae
Genus: Palaua
Pav.[1]
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Palava Juss.

Palaua is a genus of malvaceous plants native to the Andes. It shares with Malope and Kitaibelia the property of possessing capitate schizocarps, and was formerly classified with them in a subfamily Malopoideae or tribe Malopeae. It is now considered to be more closely related to Sphaeralcea, and to other Andean mallows.

It is native to Peru and northern Chile.[2]

The genus name of Palaua is in honour of Antonio Palau y Verdera (1734–1793), a Spanish naturalist.[3] It was first described and published in Diss. Vol.1 on page 40 in 1785.[2]

Known species

According to Kew,[2]

The genus is recognised by United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they only accept the following species; Palaua biserrata, Palaua glabra, Palaua lanceolata, Palaua scabra and Palaua tomentosa.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "genus Palaua". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Palaua Cav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  3. ^ Stearn, William (2002). Stearn's Dictionary of Plant Names for Gardeners. London: Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-36469-5.
  • Data related to Palaua at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Palaua at Wikimedia Commons


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