Aerva
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Aerva is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Its species are native to the palaeotropics, throughout continental Africa, Madagascar and smaller islands (Mauritius and Socotra), through parts of the Middle East, India, and southeast Asia.[2][3] Aerva javanica is an alien in northern Australia.[4]
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Aerva | |
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Aerva javanica | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
Genus: | Aerva Forssk.[1] |
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At least four species in the genus have acquired the C4 carbon fixation pathway.[5][6]