Grangeria Explained

Grangeria is a genus of plant in the family Chrysobalanaceae described as a genus in 1789.[1] [2]

Grangeria is native to certain islands in the Indian Ocean: Madagascar, Mauritius, and Réunion.[3]

Species[3]
  1. Grangeria borbonica Lam. - Mauritius, Réunion
  2. Grangeria porosa Boivin ex Baill. - Madagascar
Formerly includedGrangeria brasiliensis Hoffmanns. ex Mart. & Zucc - Hirtella ciliata Mart. & Zucc. - South America

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/5437572#page/435/mode/1up Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de. 1789. Antonii Laurentii de Jussieu Genera plantarum :secundum ordines naturales disposita, juxta methodum in Horto regio parisiensi exaratam, anno M.DCC.LXXIV 340.
  2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40017100 Tropicos, Grangeria Comm. ex Juss.
  3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=370339 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families