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Genus of flowering plants From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Balbisia is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Francoaceae.[1] It is also in the Vivianiaceae subfamily.[2]
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Balbisia miniata | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Francoaceae |
Genus: | Balbisia Cav., 1804 |
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The genus is distributed across is Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru in southern South America.[1][2]
As accepted by Kew;
The genus name of Balbisia is in honour of Giovanni Battista Balbis (1772–1840), an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France..[3] It was first described and published in Anales Ci. Nat. Vol.7 on page 62 in 1804.[1]
The genus is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture and the Agricultural Research Service, but they do not list any known species.[4]
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