Euphronia is a genus of flowering plants , allocated in an independent family of Euphroniaceae of the order malpigotsvetnye . The genus Euphronia contains three species of shrubs growing in the north of South America . Previously, this genus was considered as part of the insect family and other families, but the APG III (2009) system recognizes the Euphroniaceae family and places Euphronia there. The first description of this family was compiled by German botanist Carl Friedrich Philipp von Marcius and Joseph Gerhard Zuccharini in 1824 when they discovered the species Euphronia hirtelloides . In 1918, the German scientist Johann Gottfried Hallier renamed the species Lightia guianensis to Euphronia guianensis . Finally, in 1987, American botanist Julian Alfred Steyermark described a third species, Euphronia acuminatissima . In 1989, it was suggested that the Euphroniaceae family should be divided into three separate genera, since there are many differences between them. However, the molecular phylogenetic analysis of these closely related species confirmed the monotype of the family.
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Euphronia hirtelloides (right) |
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Euphronia Siebold & Zucc. , 1825 |
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According to the database of The Plant List (as of July 2016), the genus includes 3 species [2] :
- Euphronia acuminatissima Steyerm.
- Euphronia guianensis ( RHSchomb. ) Hallier f.
- Euphronia hirtelloides Mart.
