Aerva | |
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Aerva lanata var. rotundifolia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Core eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Amaranthaceae |
Subfamily: | Amaranthoideae |
Genus: |
Aerva Forssk. |
Synonyms | |
Ouret Adans.Aerua (orth. var.) |
Ouret Adans.Aerua (orth. var.)
Aerva is a genus of plant in family Amaranthaceae.
List of species within the genus sensu Thiv et al. (2006) & Hammer et al. (2017):
Aerva spp. are native to the palaeotropics, throughout continental Africa, Madagascar and smaller islands (Rodrigues, Mauritius, Socotra), through parts of the Middle East, India, and southeast Asia.Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Schult. is an alien in northern Australia.