Amperea

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Malpighiales

Familia: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamilia: Acalyphoideae
Tribus: Ampereae
Genus: Amperea
Species: A. conferta – A. ericoides – A. micrantha – A. protensa – A. simulans – A. spicata – A. volubilis – A. xiphoclada
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Amperea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 08. Reference page.

Name

Amperea A.Juss., Euphorb. Gen.: 35 (1824).

Type species: Amperea ericoides A.Juss.

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Australasia
Regional: Australia
Australia

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Jussieu, A.H.L. de 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus medisque earumdem viribus tentamen. 118 pp. Paris. BHL Reference page. : 35.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Amperea in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 08. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Amperea. Published online. Accessed: Jun 08 2020.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Amperea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 08. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2020. Amperea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Jun 08.

Vernacular names

Amperea is a plant species of the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Australia.[3][4]

Species[3]

Amperea conferta Benth. - Western Australia
Amperea ericoides A.Juss. - Western Australia
Amperea micrantha Benth. - Western Australia
Amperea protensa Nees - Western Australia
Amperea simulans R.J.F.Hend. - Western Australia
Amperea spicata Airy Shaw - Northern Territory
Amperea volubilis F.Muell. ex Benth. - Western Australia
Amperea xiphoclada (Sieber ex Spreng.) Druce - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia

References

Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 35
Tropicos
Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.