Pera (genus)
Encyclopedia
Pera is a genus
of the flowering plant
family
Euphorbiaceae
and the only genus of its tribe
(Pereae). Pera differs from other Euphorbiaceae in several characteristics and some classifications place it in its own family, Peraceae.
Species include:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of the flowering plant
Flowering plant
The flowering plants , also known as Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta, are the most diverse group of land plants. Angiosperms are seed-producing plants like the gymnosperms and can be distinguished from the gymnosperms by a series of synapomorphies...
family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae
Euphorbiaceae, the Spurge family are a large family of flowering plants with 300 genera and around 7,500 species. Most are herbs, but some, especially in the tropics, are also shrubs or trees. Some are succulent and resemble cacti....
and the only genus of its tribe
Tribe (biology)
In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...
(Pereae). Pera differs from other Euphorbiaceae in several characteristics and some classifications place it in its own family, Peraceae.
Species include:
- Pera arborea
- Pera apertaPera apertaPera aperta is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae family. It is endemic to Panama.-Source:* Mitré, M. 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
- Pera bicolor
- Pera bumeliifolia
- Pera decipiens
- Pera furfuracea
- Pera glabrata
- Pera leandrii
External links
- Peraceae in Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 7, May 2006.