Andrachne Explained

Andrachne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753.^{[1] [2]} It is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae.^[3]

They are monoecious herbs or subshrubs, native to semideserts and desert margins of the Americas, southern Europe, North Africa, and South Asia.^{[4] [3]} Linnaeus took the name from Theophrastus, but it is not clear to which plant Theophrastus applied the name.^{[5] [6]} Actually, the etymology of the genus name corresponds to the Ancient Greek word, meaning either "common purslane" (Portulaca oleracea) or "wild strawberry" (Fragaria vesca).^{[7] [8]}

Systematics

Species list

The Andrachne genus includes the following species.^[4]

Formerly included

The following species were formerly included in Andrachne before being moved to the other genera Bischofia, Breynia, Bridelia, Cleistanthus, Leptopus, Meineckia, Notoleptopus, Phyllanthus, Phyllanthopsis, Pseudophyllanthus, and Sauropus.^[4]

External links

• Andrachne In: Species Plantarum, volume 2 At: Carl von Linné At: Authors At: Botanicus
• CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: A-C At: Botany & Plant Science At: Life Science At: CRC Press
• Andrachne At:ING At: References At: NMNH Department of Botany At: Research and Collections At: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History
• Eraclissa

and Telephioides At: IPNI

Notes and References

1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359035#page/456/mode/1up Linnaeus, Carl von. 1753. Species Plantarum 2: 1014
2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40013905 Tropicos, Andrachne L.
3. [Maria Vorontsova (botanist)|Maria S. Vorontsova]
4. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=8867 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
5. Umberto Quattrocchi. 2000. CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names volume I, page 135. CRC Press: Boca Raton; New York; Washington, DC;, USA. London, UK. (vol. I) (see External links below).
6. Andrachne In: Index Nominum Genericorum. In: Regnum Vegetabile (see External links below).
7. Book: Bailly, Anatole . Abrégé du dictionnaire grec français . 1981-01-01 . Hachette . 978-2010035289 . Paris . 461974285 .
8. Web site: Greek-french dictionary online . Bailly . Anatole . www.tabularium.be . March 24, 2020.