# Allexis

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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
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'''''Allexis''''' is a genus of [plant](/source/plant)s in the family [Violaceae](/source/Violaceae).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Nganso |first1=Yves Oscar D. |last2=Ngantchou |first2=Igor Eric W. |last3=Nkwenoua |first3=Ernestine |last4=Nyasse |first4=Barthelemy |last5=Denier |first5=Colette |last6=Hannert |first6=Véronique |last7=Schneider |first7=Bernd |date=March 2011 |title=Antitrypanosomal and Cytotoxic Activities of 22-Hydroxyclerosterol, a New Sterol from Allexis cauliflora (Violaceae) |journal=Scientia Pharmaceutica |language=en |volume=79 |issue=1 |pages=137–144 |doi=10.3797/scipharm.1012-10 |issn=2218-0532 |pmc=3097502 |pmid=21617778}}</ref> It includes four species native to tropical Africa, ranging from Nigeria through Cameroon and Gabon to Republic of the Congo.<ref name = powo>[https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:41496-1 ''Allexis'' Pierre]. ''[Plants of the World Online](/source/Plants_of_the_World_Online)''. Retrieved 12 June 2024.</ref>

Four species are accepted.<ref name = powo/>
* ''[Allexis batangae](/source/Allexis_batangae)'' {{small|(Engl.) Melch.}}
* ''[Allexis cauliflora](/source/Allexis_cauliflora)'' <small>(Oliver) [Pierre](/source/Jean_Baptiste_Louis_Pierre)</small>
* ''[Allexis obanensis](/source/Allexis_obanensis)'' <small>([Baker](/source/John_Gilbert_Baker) f.) Melch.</small>
* ''[Allexis zygomorpha](/source/Allexis_zygomorpha)'' {{small|Achound. & Onana}}

== References ==
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Category:Violaceae
Category:Violaceae genera
Category:Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
Category:Taxa named by Jean Baptiste Louis Pierre

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