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Allexis

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Allexis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Subfamily: Violoideae
Tribe: Rinoreeae
Subtribe: Rinoreinae
Genus: Allexis
Pierre (1898)

Allexis is a genus of plants in the family Violaceae.[1] It includes four species native to tropical Africa, ranging from Nigeria through Cameroon and Gabon to Republic of the Congo.[2]

Four species are accepted.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Nganso, Yves Oscar D.; Ngantchou, Igor Eric W.; Nkwenoua, Ernestine; Nyasse, Barthelemy; Denier, Colette; Hannert, Véronique; Schneider, Bernd (March 2011). "Antitrypanosomal and Cytotoxic Activities of 22-Hydroxyclerosterol, a New Sterol from Allexis cauliflora (Violaceae)". Scientia Pharmaceutica. 79 (1): 137–144. doi:10.3797/scipharm.1012-10. ISSN 2218-0532. PMC 3097502. PMID 21617778.
  2. ^ a b Allexis Pierre. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 June 2024.