Amperea is a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae first described in 1824.[1][2] The entire genus is endemic to Australia.[3][4]
| Amperea | |
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| Amperea xiphoclada | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Acalyphoideae |
| Tribe: | Ampereae |
| Genus: | Amperea A.Juss. |
Species
edit- Amperea conferta Benth. - Western Australia
- Amperea ericoides A.Juss. - Western Australia
- Amperea micrantha Benth. - Western Australia
- Amperea protensa Nees - Western Australia
- Amperea simulans R.J.F.Hend. - Western Australia
- Amperea spicata Airy Shaw - Northern Territory
- Amperea volubilis F.Muell. ex Benth. - Western Australia
- Amperea xiphoclada (Sieber ex Spreng.) Druce - Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, South Australia
Source:[3]
References
edit- ^ Jussieu, Adrien Henri Laurent de. 1824. De Euphorbiacearum Generibus Medicisque earumdem viribus tentamen, tabulis aeneis 18 illustratum 35
- ^ Tropicos
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Govaerts, R., Frodin, D.G. & Radcliffe-Smith, A. (2000). World Checklist and Bibliography of Euphorbiaceae (and Pandaceae) 1-4: 1-1622. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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