- Selected species
- References
- External links
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Ayenia-compacta.jpg
|image_caption = Ayenia compacta
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Ayenia
|authority = L.[1]
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = 50 - 80: See text.
|synonyms = Nephropetalum B.L.Rob. & Greenm.[1]
}}Ayenia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. It contains erect, taprooted shrubs with serrated leaves. They are native to warm areas in the Americas. Selected species- Ayenia acuminata
- Ayenia aliculata
- Ayenia angustifolia
- Ayenia ardua Cristóbal – Wingstem ayenia
- Ayenia blanchetiana
- Ayenia boliviana
- Ayenia cajalbanensis
- Ayenia compacta Rose – California ayenia
- Ayenia cordobensis
- Ayenia cuatrecasae
- Ayenia dentata
- Ayenia erecta
- Ayenia euphrasifolia Griseb. – Eyebright ayenia
- Ayenia fasiculata
- Ayenia filiformis S.Watson – Trans-Pecos ayenia
- Ayenia fruticosa
- Ayenia glabra S.Watson – Smooth ayenia
- Ayenia glabrescens
- Ayenia hirta
- Ayenia insulicola Cristóbal – Dwarf ayenia
- Ayenia jaliscana
| - Ayenia latifolia
- Ayenia limitaris Cristóbal – Rio Grande ayenia, Texas ayenia
- Ayenia lingulata
- Ayenia mansfeldiana
- Ayenia manzanilloana
- Ayenia micrantha
- Ayenia microphylla A.Gray – Dense ayenia, shrubby ayenia
- Ayenia mollis
- Ayenia noblickii
- Ayenia odonellii
- Ayenia palmeri
- Ayenia pilosa Cristóbal – Hairy ayenia
- Ayenia purpusii
- Ayenia pusilla
- Ayenia schumanniana
- Ayenia simulatrix
- Ayenia tomentosa
- Ayenia truncata
- Ayenia velutina
- Ayenia violacea[2]
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References1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?1202 |title=Taxon: Ayenia L. |work=Germplasm Resources Information Network |publisher=United States Department of Agriculture |date=2003-06-05 |accessdate=2011-02-20}}
2. ^{{ITIS |id=21566 |taxon=Ayenia |accessdate=2010-02-20}}
External links{{Wikispecies-inline|Ayenia|Ayenia}}{{commonscat-inline|Ayenia|Ayenia}}- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
{{Taxonbar|from=Q724502}}{{Malvales-stub}} 2 : Byttnerioideae|Malvaceae genera |