Schiedea

Schiedea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It contains 34 species and is endemic to Hawaii.[2]

Schiedea
Schiedea globosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Caryophyllaceae
Genus: Schiedea
Cham. & Schltdl.
Type species
Schiedea ligustrina
Cham. & Schltdl.
Synonyms[1]

Alsinidendron H.Mann

Selected species

Schiedea obovata flowers
S. obovata (left), S. trinervis (right)

References

  1. "Schiedea Cham. & Schltdl". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-01-16. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
  2. Warren L. Wagner, Stephen G. Weller & Ann Sakai (2005). "Monograph of Schiedea (Caryophyllaceae–Alsinoideae)". Systematic Botany Monographs. 72: 169 pp. ISBN 0-912861-72-X.


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