Aerva is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Its species are native to the palaeotropics, throughout continental Africa, Madagascar and smaller islands (Mauritius and Socotra), through parts of the Middle East, India, and southeast Asia. Aerva javanica is an alien in northern Australia.
At least four species in the genus have acquired the carbon fixation pathway.
Species Six species are accepted.Aerva Forssk. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 March 2024. Aerva javanica – northern and eastern Africa, Madagascar, Arabian Peninsula and west Asia, Indian subcontinent, and Myanmar Aerva madagassica – Madagascar Aerva radicans – India Aerva sericea – Hawaiian Islands (extinct) Aerva villosa – Mauritius Aerva wightii – India
Formerly placed here Nothosaerva brachiata (as Aerva brachiata ) Ouret congesta (as Aerva congesta ) Ouret lanata (as Aerva lanata ) Paraerva microphylla (as Aerva microphylla ) Paraerva revoluta (as Aerva revoluta ) Wadithamnus artemisioides (as Aerva artemisioides )
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