| Pineda | |
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| Pineda incana | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Salicaceae |
| Subfamily: | Salicoideae |
| Tribe: | Prockieae |
| Genus: | Pineda Ruiz &Pav. |
| Type species | |
| Pineda incana | |
| Species | |
2;see text | |
| Synonyms | |
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Pineda is agenus offlowering plants in the familySalicaceae. It contains twospecies of shrubs:Pineda incana, which is native to theAndes ofEcuador andPeru, andPineda ovata, which is native to the Andes ofBolivia.[1]
Pineda is unique among Salicaceae in that the species have 4-5 sepals and petals, hermaphroditic flowers, receptacular disk glands (=nectaries), and outer filamentous staminodes. It is one of few genera of Salicaceae that occur at high elevations.[1] Formerly placed in the heterogeneous familyFlacourtiaceae,[2]Pineda is now classified in tribe Prockieae of Salicaceae, along with close relativesProckia,Banara,Hasseltiopsis, andNeosprucea.[1]
Pineda was named in honor ofAntonio Pineda, a Guatemalan botanist who was coordinator of the naturalists aboard the Pacific expedition ofAlessandro Malaspina.[3]
Pineda incana is known as "lloqui," "lloque," "lloquecillos," or "manzanitas cimarronas," andPineda ovata is known as "duraznillo."Pineda ovata is commonly misidentified asProckia crucis (Salicaceae).[1]
The following species are accepted byPlants of the World Online:[4]
Data related toPineda at Wikispecies
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