Greyia | |
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Greyia radlkoferi | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Geraniales |
Family: | Melianthaceae |
Genus: | Greyia |
Species | |
Greyia is a genus of plant in family Melianthaceae. It contains three species:
Unlike other members of the Melianthaceae, Greyia has simple (undivided) leaves, flowers with ten stamens, and ovaries with parietal placentation. Because of this, the genus has sometimes been placed in a separate family Greyiaceae, but under the APG II system of classification, it is included in the Melianthaceae.