Anoda

Anoda
Anoda cristata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Malveae
Genus:
Cav. (1785)
Species[1]

24, see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Cavanillea Medik. (1787)
  • Sidanoda Wooton & Standl. (1915)

Anoda is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family. It includes 24 species of herbs, native to the subtropical and tropical Americas from the southwestern United States (Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas) through Mexico, Central America, and western South America to northern Argentina and southern Chile.[1] They are generally erect plants with a variety of leaf shapes, and many bear colorful flowers. Most bear distinctive disk-shaped segmented fruits.

Species

24 species are accepted.[1]

  • Anoda abutiloides A.Gray – Indian anoda
  • Anoda acerifolia Cav.
  • Anoda albiflora Fryxell
  • Anoda crenatiflora Ortega – thicket anoda
  • Anoda cristata (L.) Schltdl. – crested anoda, spurred anoda, violeta del campo
  • Anoda guatemalensis Fryxell
  • Anoda henricksonii M.C.Johnst.
  • Anoda hintoniorum Fryxell
  • Anoda hirta Fryxell
  • Anoda lanceolata Hook. & Arn. – lanceleaf anoda
  • Anoda leonensis Fryxell
  • Anoda maculata Fryxell
  • Anoda palmata Fryxell
  • Anoda paniculata Hochr.
  • Anoda pedunculosa Hochr.
  • Anoda pentaschista A.Gray – field anoda
  • Anoda polygyna Fryxell
  • Anoda pristina Fryxell
  • Anoda pubescens Schltdl.
  • Anoda reflexa Díaz-Contreras & Cruz Durán
  • Anoda reticulata S.Watson – netted anoda
  • Anoda speciosa Fryxell
  • Anoda succulenta Fryxell
  • Anoda thurberi A.Gray – Arizona anoda

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Anoda Cav". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 9 January 2024.