Malceria

	Malceria
	; Malesherbia linearifolia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryotes
Kingdom:	Plants
Kingdom :	Green plants
Department:	Flowering
Grade:	Dicotyledonous
Order :	Rosanae
Order:	Malpigium
Family:	Passion flowers
Subfamily :	Malzerbievye ( Malesherbioideae Burnett , 1835 )
Gender:	Malceria
International scientific name
	Malesherbia Ruiz & Pav. , 1794
Type view
	Malesherbia thyrsiflora Ruiz & Pav., 1798; [ syn. Malesherbia tubulosa ( Cav. ) J. St.-Hil. , 1805 ]

Malbersia ( Latin: Malesherbia ) is a genus of plants that, in the classification system APG III, is included in the Passifloraceae family. In earlier classification systems, Malesherbiaceae D. Don , 1827 was allocated to a separate family.

Title

Hipolito Ruiz Lopez and Jose Pavon named the genus Malesherbia in honor of the famous French philosopher and statesman Guillaume-Chretien de Malzerba (1721-1794).

Botanical Description

Most members of the genus are shrubs or shrubs reaching 1.5 m in height, but some grow up to 2-3 m. One or two species are annual herbaceous plants . All parts of the plants are covered with glandular hairs, with an unpleasant odor. The leaves are simple, less often lobed, arranged alternately, sessile or on short petioles . The flowers are single or collected in racemose inflorescences , simple, with 5 petals , sepals and stamens . The fruits are boxes . Seeds are single or numerous, ovoid, with fleshy endosperm .

Distribution

Malceria species grow exclusively in South America - from central Chile and Argentina to central Peru .

Taxonomy

The genus Malberbia is currently included in the subfamily Malesherbioideae of the Passifloraceae family.

Synonyms

Gynopleura Cav., 1798

List of Species

Malesherbia angustisecta Harms , 1922
Malesherbia ardens JF Macbr. , 1927
Malesherbia arequipensis Ricardi , 1961
Malesherbia auristipulata Ricardi, 1965
Malesherbia campanulata Ricardi, 1967
Malesherbia corallina Muñoz-Schick & R. Pinto , 2003
Malesherbia densiflora Phil. , 1891
Malesherbia deserticola Phil., 1860
Malesherbia haemantha Harms, 1922
Malesherbia lactea Phil., 1860
Malesherbia lanceolata Ricardi, 1967
Malesherbia linearifolia (Cav.) Pers. , 1805 - Linear Leaf Malbergy
Malesherbia multiflora Ricardi, 1967 - Multi-flowered Malbersia
Malesherbia paniculata D.Don, 1827
Malesherbia rugosa Gay , 1847
Malesherbia scarlatiflora Gilg , 1913
Malesherbia splendens Ricardi, 1965
Malesherbia tenuifolia D.Don, 1832 - Small-leaved Malbersia
Malesherbia tocopillana Ricardi, 1967
Malesherbia tubulosa (Cav.) J.St.-Hil., 1805
Malesherbia weberbaueri Gilg, 1913

Notes

↑ For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .

Literature

Kubitzki, K. Malesherbiaceae // The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants . - Springer, 2007 .-- Vol. IX. Flowering Plants: Eudicots. - P. 247-249. - 509 p. - ISBN 3-540-32214-0 .
Gengler-Novak, K. Molecular phylogeny and taxonomy of Malesherbiaceae (Eng.) // Systematic Botany: journal. - 2003. - Vol. 28 . - P. 333—344 .

Links

Malesherbia (English) . The Plant List (2010). Date of treatment December 29, 2011. Archived on May 17, 2012.

[1] For the conventionality of specifying the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .