Securinega
Encyclopedia
Securinega was a genus
of plant
under the family
Phyllanthaceae
and the sole genus in the subtribe Securineginae. It consisted of several species, all of which are now synonyms for species under the genus Flueggea:
Genus
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of plant
Plant
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under the family
Family (biology)
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Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae
Phyllanthaceae is a family of flowering plants in the eudicot order Malpighiales. It is most closely related to the family Picrodendraceae. The Phyllanthaceae are most numerous in the tropics, with many in the south temperate zone, and a few ranging as far north as the middle of the north temperate...
and the sole genus in the subtribe Securineginae. It consisted of several species, all of which are now synonyms for species under the genus Flueggea:
- Securinega buxifolia Mull. Arg. = Flueggea tinctoria (L.) G. L. Webster
- Securinega leucopyrus (Willd.) Mull. Arg. = Flueggea leucopyrus Willd.
- Securinega ramiflora Mull. Arg. = Flueggea suffruticosaFlueggea suffruticosaFlueggea suffruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name yī yè qiū ....
(Pall.) Baill. - Securinega suffruticosa (Pall.) Rehder = Flueggea suffruticosaFlueggea suffruticosaFlueggea suffruticosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Phyllanthaceae. It is one of the 50 fundamental herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, where it has the name yī yè qiū ....
(Pall.) Baill. - Securinega tinctoria (L.) Rothm. = Flueggea tinctoria (L.) G. L. Webster
- Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill. = Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt