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Hybanthus

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Hybanthus (green-violet) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. This genus name is Greek for "humpback flower", referring to the drooping pedicels of plants that are part of this genus. The genus is grossly polyphyletic and may contain up to nine different genera, of which Pombalia Vand., Cubelium Raf. and Pigea DC. have been previously recognised.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderMalpighiales
  5. FamilyViolaceae
Native toAngola, Argentina Northeast, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Cape Provinces, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,151
With media
449
Family
Violaceae
Collections
ECOSUR, FC-UNAM, INECOL, IEA-UAT, CIBNOR, COCO
Recorded in
Mexico, United States, Argentina, New Caledonia, Costa Rica, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Violaceae
Image
Hybanthus enneaspermus in Talakona forest, AP W IMG 8537.jpg
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Category:Hybanthus
taxon name
Hybanthus
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Hybanthus
taxon common name
鼠鞭堇属
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Encyclopedic overview

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Hybanthus (green-violet) is a genus of flowering plants in the family Violaceae. This genus name is Greek for "humpback flower", referring to the drooping pedicels of plants that are part of this genus. The genus is grossly polyphyletic and may contain up to nine different genera, of which Pombalia Vand., Cubelium Raf. and Pigea DC. have been previously recognised.

==Species==

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