Lagrezia
Lagrezia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae.
Its native range is southern Mexico and the western Indian Ocean. It is found in Aldabra, the Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mexico and the Seychelles.
The genus name of Lagrezia is in honour of Adrien Rose Arnaud Lagrèze-Fossat, French botanist and lawyer in Moissac.
It was first described and published in A.P.de Candolle, Prodr. Vol.13 on page 252 in 1849.
Species
The following species are recognised in the genus Lagrezia:- Lagrezia ambrensis
- Lagrezia boivinii
- Lagrezia comorensis
- Lagrezia decaryana
- Lagrezia humbertii
- Lagrezia linearifolia
- Lagrezia madagascariensis
- Lagrezia micrantha
- Lagrezia minutiflora
- Lagrezia monosperma
- Lagrezia oligomeroides
- Lagrezia panicnlata
- Lagrezia perrieri
- ''Lagrezia suessengutbii''