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Krameria
Sign in to saveKrameria is the only genus in the family Krameriaceae, of which any of the approximately 17–18 species. The genus is named after the Austrian botanist Johann Georg Heinrich Kramer (1684-1744).
Species
刺球果属是蒺藜目刺球果科下唯一属，约有18个种，本属植物中国不产。 刺球果科自2009年发表的APG III分类法起和蒺藜科一并置于蒺藜目之下，虽然两科缺少形态相似性，但是研究者认为将其保留为孤立的科并无多少意义。
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 709
- With media
- 277
- Family
- Krameriaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, INECOL, FC-UNAM, IEA-UAT, CIIDIR-IPN, RSA
- Recorded in
- Mexico, United States, Chile
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Encyclopedic overview
5 sectionsContents
- Ecology
- Taxonomic history
- Species
- References
- External links
Krameria is the only genus in the family Krameriaceae, of which any of the approximately 17–18 species. The genus is named after the Austrian botanist Johann Georg Heinrich Kramer (1684-1744).
The species are commonly known as rhatany, ratany or rattany. Rhatany is also the name given to krameria root, a botanical remedy consisting of the dried root of para rhatany (Krameria argentea) or Peruvian rhatany (Krameria lappacea).
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