Elvasia

Genus of flowering plants

Elvasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Ochnaceae
Subfamily: Ochnoideae
Tribe: Ochneae
Subtribe: Elvasiinae
Genus: Elvasia
DC. (1811)
Species[1]

14; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Hostmannia Planch. (1845)
  • Trichovaselia Tiegh. (1902)
  • Vaselia Tiegh. (1902)

Elvasia is a Neotropical genus of plants in the family Ochnaceae.[2] It includes 14 species native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Belize to Bolivia and southeastern Brazil.[1]

  • Elvasia bisepala Sastre & Whitef.
  • Elvasia brevipedicellata Ule
  • Elvasia calophyllea DC.
  • Elvasia canescens (Tiegh.) Gilg
  • Elvasia capixaba Fraga & Saavedra
  • Elvasia elvasioides (Planch.) Gilg
  • Elvasia essequibensis Engl.
  • Elvasia gigantifolia Fraga & Saavedra
  • Elvasia kollmannii Fraga & Saavedra
  • Elvasia macrostipularis Sastre & Lescure
  • Elvasia oligandra Cuatrec.
  • Elvasia quinqueloba Spruce ex Engl.
  • Elvasia sphaerocarpa R.S.Cowan
  • Elvasia tricarpellata Sastre

References

  1. ^ a b c Elvasia DC. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Elvasia DC". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  • Elvasia information from NPGS/GRIN
Taxon identifiers
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