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Aerva
Sign in to saveAerva is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Its species are native to the palaeotropics, throughout continental Africa, Madagascar and smaller islands (Mauritius and Socotra), through parts of the Middle East, India, and southeast Asia. Aerva javanica is an alien in northern Australia.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
Aerva es un género botánico de plantas con flor perteneciente a la familia de las Amaranthaceae. Comprende 17 especies descritas y de estas, solo 6 aceptadas.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 187
- With media
- 112
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Collections
- MO, MICH, NHMUK, CM, A, MEL
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Madagascar, Vietnam, Philippines, China, Pakistan, Ethiopia, South Africa
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Amaranthoideae
- Image
- Aerva javanica-2-dk-yercaud-salem-India.JPG
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- taxon name
- Aerva
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Aerva
- Commons category
- Aerva
- taxon common name
- 白花苋属
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Encyclopedic overview
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Aerva is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Its species are native to the palaeotropics, throughout continental Africa, Madagascar and smaller islands (Mauritius and Socotra), through parts of the Middle East, India, and southeast Asia. Aerva javanica is an alien in northern Australia.
At least four species in the genus have acquired the carbon fixation pathway.
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