Ayenia

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: Byttnerioideae
Tribus: Byttnerieae
Genus: Ayenia
Species: A. abutilifolia – A. acalyphifolia – A. acuminata – A. aemulata – A. aliculata – A. angustifolia – A. aprica – A. ardua – A. bahiensis – A. berlandieri – A. blanchetiana – A. boliviana – A. cajalbanensis – A. compacta – A. conciliata – A. cordobensis – A. cuatrecasae – A. cubensis – A. dentata – A. donatica – A. eliae – A. erecta – A. euphrasiifolia – A. fasciculata – A. filiformis – A. fruticosa – A. glabra – A. hirta – A. incallida – A. insulicola – A. jaliscana – A. jussieui – A. klugii – A. krapovickasii – A. laevigata – A. latifolia – A. limitaris – A. lingulata – A. luyensis – A. magna – A. mansfeldiana – A. mastatalensis – A. mexicana – A. micrantha – A. microphylla – A. mirandae – A. mollis – A. neglecta – A. noblickii – A. nummularia – A. odonellii – A. ovata – A. palmeri – A. paniculata – A. peninsularis – A. peregrina – A. pilosa – A. praecipua – A. praeclara – A. purpusii – A. pusilla – A. rotundifolia – A. saligna – A. schumanniana – A. simulatrix – A. spinosa – A. spinulosa – A. stipularis – A. subtilis – A. tomentosa – A. truncata – A. velutina – A. violacea – A. virgata – A. wrightii – A. wygodzinskyi – A. xochipilliae
Name

Ayenia L., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 17: 23. (1756)

Type species: Ayenia pusilla L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 1247. (1759)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Chaetaea Jacq.
Cybiostigma Turcz.
Dayena Adans.
Dayena Monier ex Mill.
Heterophyllum Bojer ex Hook.
Lorentzia Hieron.
Nephropetalum B.L.Rob. & Greenm.
Pentaceros G.Mey.
Rayleya Cristóbal
Telfairia F.Newman ex Hook.
Watsonia Boehm.

Note: This is a view of Ayenia s.s. sensu Hassler (2020) & Tropicos (2020) see Christenhusz et al., (2018) & Govaerts et al. (2020) for Ayenia s.l. following Whitlock & Hale (2011)
References

Linnaeus, C. 1756. Kongl. Svenska Vetenskaps Academiens Handlingar 17: 23.
Christenhusz, M.J.M., Fay, M.F. & Byng, J.W. (eds). 2018. The Global Flora, Vol. 4: Special Edition, GLOVAP Nomenclature Part 1. Plant Gateway Ltd., Bradford. ISBN 978-0-9929993-9-1 PDF Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Ayenia in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2020. Ayenia. 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. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Dec. 19. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2020. Ayenia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 19 2020.
Tropicos.org 2020. Ayenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 DEc. 19.
Whitlock, B.A. & Hale, A.M. 2011. The phylogeny of Ayenia, Byttneria and Rayleya (Malvaceae sl) and its implications for the evolution of growth forms. Systematic Botany 36(1): 129-136. DOI: 10.1600/036364411X553216 Open access Reference page.

Ayenia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains erect, taprooted shrubs with serrated leaves. They are native to warm areas in the Americas.
Selected species

Ayenia acuminata
Ayenia aliculata
Ayenia angustifolia
Ayenia ardua Cristóbal – Wingstem ayenia
Ayenia blanchetiana
Ayenia boliviana
Ayenia cajalbanensis
Ayenia compacta Rose – California ayenia
Ayenia cordobensis
Ayenia cuatrecasae
Ayenia dentata
Ayenia erecta
Ayenia euphrasifolia Griseb. – Eyebright ayenia
Ayenia fasiculata
Ayenia filiformis S.Watson – Trans-Pecos ayenia
Ayenia fruticosa
Ayenia glabra S.Watson – Smooth ayenia
Ayenia glabrescens
Ayenia hirta
Ayenia insulicola Cristóbal – Dwarf ayenia
Ayenia jaliscana

Ayenia latifolia
Ayenia limitaris Cristóbal – Rio Grande ayenia, Texas ayenia
Ayenia lingulata
Ayenia mansfeldiana
Ayenia manzanilloana
Ayenia micrantha
Ayenia microphylla A.Gray – Dense ayenia, shrubby ayenia
Ayenia mollis
Ayenia noblickii
Ayenia odonellii
Ayenia palmeri
Ayenia pilosa Cristóbal – Hairy ayenia
Ayenia purpusii
Ayenia pusilla
Ayenia schumanniana
Ayenia simulatrix
Ayenia tomentosa
Ayenia truncata
Ayenia velutina
Ayenia violacea[2]

References

"Taxon: Ayenia L." Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2003-06-05. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
"Ayenia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-02-20.