Akrosida

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Malvales

Familia: Malvaceae
Subfamilia: Malvoideae
Tribus: Malveae
Tribus: Akrosida
Species: A. floribunda – A. macrophylla
Name

Akrosida Fryxell & Fuertes, Brittonia 44(4): 442. (1992)

Type species: Akrosida macrophylla (Ulbr.) Fryxell & Fuertes, Brittonia 44(4): 442. (1992)

References

Fryxell, P.A. & Fuertes, J. 1992. Brittonia; a Series of Botanical Papers 44(4): 442.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Akrosida in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan, 3. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2021. Akrosida. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Jan. 3. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2021. Akrosida. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 3 2021.
Tropicos.org 2020. Akrosida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jan. 3.

Akrosida is a genus in the tribe Malveae, of the plant family Malvaceae.
Species

The genus, as of 2010, consists of two species:[1]

Akrosida floribunda — endemic to the Dominican Republic.
Akrosida macrophylla — endemic to Brazil.

Both species have very limited distributions.
References

"Akrosida". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 18 April 2017.