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Pigea

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Pigea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Pigea
Ging.
Synonyms
  • Afrohybanthus Flicker
  • Vlamingia de Vriese

Pigea is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Violaceae.[1][2]

Its native range is tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, and tropical Asia to Australia.[1]

Species[edit]

31 species are accepted.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Pigea Ging. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
  2. ^ Forster, Paul I. (2021-03-24). "Reinstatement of Pigea Ging., an earlier generic name for the spade flowers previously included in Afrohybanthus Flicker (Violaceae)". Austrobaileya: A Journal of Plant Systematics. 11: 26–33. doi:10.5962/p.366370. ISSN 2653-0139.