Genus Avonia (E. Mey. ex Fenzl) G. D. Rowley

Usually considered a synonym of Anacampseros L.


Summary
Genus number:
17578
Last updated:
1 January 2012
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
all accepted species are in GRIN


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References:
  1. Carolin, R. C. 1993. Portulacaceae. In: Kubitzki, K., ed., The families and genera of vascular plants. 2:551. Note: treats as Anacampseros sect. Avonia
  2. CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
  3. Gerbaulet, M. 1992. Die Gattung Anacampseros L. (Portulacaceae). I. Untersuchungen zur Systematik. Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 113:543. Note: treats as Anacampseros sect. Avonia
  4. Nyffeler, R. et al. 2008. Variations on a theme: repeated evolution of succulent life forms in the Portulacineae (Caryophyllales). Haseltonia 14:26-36. Note: treats as Anacampseros sect. Avonia
  5. Rowley, G. D. 1994. Anacampseros and allied genera - a reassessment. Bradleya 12:111. Note: accepts
  6. Steffens, F. 1995. Anacampseros L. and Avonia (E. Meyer ex Fenzl) Rowley. Aloe 32:12-16. Note: accepts
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=17578. Accessed 14 May 2026.