Acharia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Achariaceae.[1] The sole species is Acharia tragodes, which is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[2]
Acharia tragodes | |
---|---|
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Achariaceae |
Genus: | Acharia Thunb. |
Species: | A. tragodes |
Binomial name | |
Acharia tragodes Thunb. | |
The genus is named for Swedish botanist Erik Acharius (1757–1819).[3] It was first published in Prodr. Pl. Cap. on page 14 in 1794.[2]
Taxon identifiers |
|
---|