Crenea

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Lythraceae
Genus: Crenea
Species: C. maritima – C. patentinervis
Source(s) of checklist:

Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crenea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov 21. Reference page.

Name

Crenea Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 523, t. 209. (1775)

Type species: Crenea maritima Aubl. Hist. Pl. Guiane 1: 523, t. 209. (1775)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Crena Scop.
Dodecas L.f.
Faya Neck., Elem. Bot. (Necker) 2: 102 (1790) nom. inval. non Faya Webb & Berthel. Hist. Nat. Îles Canaries 3(23): 272. (1844) vide Myrica L. Sp. PL. 2: 1024. (1753) (Myricaceae)

References

Aublet, J.B.C.F. 1775. Histoire des Plantes de la Guiane Françoise 1: 523, t. 209. BHL
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Crenea in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 21. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Crenea. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 9 2016.
Tropicos.org 2016. Crenea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2016 Apr. 9.

Crenea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Lythraceae.[1]

Its native range is Trinidad to Southern Tropical America.[1]

Species:[1]

Crenea maritima Aubl.
Crenea patentinervis (Koehne) Standl.

References

"Crenea Aubl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.