Hauya is a genus of plants of the family Onagraceae native to montane Central America. They are related to a lineage that gave rise to Fuchsia and Circaea.[2]

Hauya
Hauya elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Onagraceae
Subfamily: Onagroideae
Tribe: Hauyeae
Genus: Hauya
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Type species
Hauya elegans

Species edit

Image Scientific name Distribution
  Hauya elegans DC. Oaxaca and Chiapas, Mexico to Honduras, Costa Rica, and Guatemala
  Hauya heydeana Donn. Sm. Chiapas, Mexico and Guatemala

References edit

  1. ^ "Hauya Moc. & Sessé ex DC". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 12, 2020.
  2. ^ Berry, Paul E.; William J. Hahn; Kenneth J. Sytsma; Jocelyn C. Hall & Austin Mast (2004). "Phylogenetic relationships and biogeography of Fuchsia (Onagraceae) based on noncoding nuclear and chloroplast DNA data". American Journal of Botany. 91 (4): 601–14. doi:10.3732/ajb.91.4.601. PMID 21653416.