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Adriana (plant)
Genus of flowering plants / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Adriana is a genus of shrubs in the family Euphorbiaceae, first described as a genus in 1825.[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to Australia.[4]
- Species[5]
- Adriana quadripartita (Labill.) Mull.Arg. - South Australia, Victoria, southern Western Australia
- Adriana tomentosa Gaudich.- All mainland states
- Adriana urticoides (A.Cunn.) Guymer ex P.I.Forst. - Northern Territory plus all states except Tasmania
Quick Facts Adriana, Scientific classification ...
Adriana | |
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Adriana tomentosa (female flowers) | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
Tribe: | Acalypheae |
Subtribe: | Adrianinae |
Genus: | Adriana Gaudich. |
Type species | |
Adriana tomentosa | |
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The genus name of Adriana is in honour of Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797–1853), a French botanist.[6]