Blyttia (plant)
Blyttia is a small genus of perennial vines in the dogbane family first described as a genus in 1838. It is found in the Arabian Peninsula,[1] Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Djibouti, Senegal, Ethiopia, Kenya, Israel, Tanzania, South Africa, Sri Lanka, India, Pakistan, Mali, and Chad.[2]
| Blyttia | |
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| Blyttia spiralis (WAG.1664787 0211793396 collected in Senegal 1984) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Apocynaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asclepiadoideae |
| Genus: | Blyttia Arn. 1838, not Fr. 1839 (Poaceae) nor Endl. 1840 (liverwort) |
The genus was first described by George Arnott Walker-Arnott in 1838, and the type species is Blyttia arabica.[3]
- Species
- Blyttia fruticulosa (Decne.) D.V.Field - Saudi Arabia [4]
- Blyttia lyellii (Hook.) Endl. ex Gottsche, Lindenb. & Nees - Arabian Peninsula[4]
- Blyttia spiralis (Forssk.) D.V.Field & J.R.I.Wood - Yemen[4]
- Blyttia arabica Arn.[2]
- species formerly included in homonym genera[4]
- Blyttia byssophora, syn of Pallavicinia byssophora (liverwort)
- Blyttia radiculosa, syn of Pallavicinia radiculosa(liverwort)
- Blyttia spinosa, syn of Pallavicinia spinosa(liverwort)
- Blyttia suaveolens, syn of Cinna latifolia (Poaceae)
- Blyttia tenuinervis, syn of Symphyogyna tenuinervis (liverwort)
References
- Tropicos
- "Blyttia Arn". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2020-05-30.
- Walker-Arnott, G.A. (1838). "Blyttia Arn". Magazine of Zoology and Botany. 2: 420 – via BHL.
- The Plant List
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