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andrachne

n. Any of the genus ''Andrachne'' of flowering plants.

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Andrachne

Andrachne is a genus of flowering plants in the family Phyllanthaceae described by Linnaeus in 1753. It is one of eight genera in the tribe Poranthereae.

They are monoecious herbs or subshrubs, native to semideserts and desert margins of the Americas, southern Europe, North Africa, and South Asia. Linnaeus took the name from Theophrastus, but it is not clear to which plant Theophrastus applied the name.

Species formerly included

moved to other genera: Bischofia Breynia Bridelia Cleistanthus Leptopus Meineckia Notoleptopus Phyllanthus Phyllanthopsis Pseudophyllanthus Sauropus

Usage examples of "andrachne".

Manchester breathed the perfume of the little wood as they entered, looking about, spotting the orange-red tell-tale of numerous Arbutus andrachne and the brighter bark of the vigorous hybrid Arbutus x andrachnoides: Strawberry Trees.