Fryxellia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Fryxellia
D.M.Bates
Species:
F. pygmaea
Binomial name
Fryxellia pygmaea
(Correll) D.M.Bates
Synonyms

Anoda pygmaea Correll

Fryxellia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae. It contains only one species, Fryxellia pygmaea (Correll) D.M.Bates.[1]

Its native range is south-western Texas to north-eastern Mexico.[1]

The genus is named in honour of Paul Fryxell (1927–2011) an American botanist.[2] The specific Latin epithet of pygmaea refers to pygmy or "small" in Greek. It was first described and published in Brittonia Vol.26 on page 95 in 1974.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fryxellia D.M.Bates | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. ↑ Quattrocchi, Umberto (2000). CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names, Volume II, D–L. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-2676-9.
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