Acharia tragodes

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Acharia tragodes

In Kap River Nature Reserve, South Africa

Conservation status

LC (SANBI)[1]

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Rosids
Order:  | Malpighiales
Family:  | Achariaceae
Genus:  | Acharia
Thunb.
Species:  |

A. tragodes

Binomial name
Acharia tragodes

Thunb.

Acharia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Achariaceae.[2] The sole species is Acharia tragodes, which is endemic to the Cape Provinces in South Africa.[3]

The genus is named for Swedish botanist Erik Acharius (1757–1819).[4] It was first published in Prodr. Pl. Cap. on page 14 in 1794.[3]

## References

1. ↑ "Threatened Species Programme | SANBI Red List of South African Plants". https://redlist.sanbi.org/species.php?species=968-1.
2. ↑ Acharia , at the Germplasm Resources Information Network (United States Department of Agriculture)
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Acharia Thunb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:31726-1.
4. ↑ LE REGNE VEGETAL, by O. Reveil, Fr. Gerard, A. Dupuis, and F. Herincq; published 1871 by L. Guérin & Compagnie (via Google Books)

## External links

* Photo of leaves

Wikidata ☰ Q17564800 entry

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