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Ayenia elegans

Family
Malvaceae (Mallow family)
Grows as
Tree
Native range
E. Himalaya to China (S. Yunnan) and Pen. Malaysia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ayenia elegans is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae. It is native to southeastern Asia, including Bangladesh, Myanmar, south-central China (Yunnan), eastern India (Assam and neighboring states), Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, and Peninsular Malaysia.

Other Byttneria plants

Ayenia asplundii · Ayenia ivorensis · Ayenia jaramilloana · Ayenia loxensis · Ayenia minytricha · Ayenia obtusata · Ayenia sparrei · Ayenia flexuosa

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ayenia elegans by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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