Paepalanthus

Paepalanthus
Paepalanthus chiquitensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Eriocaulaceae
Genus: Paepalanthus
Mart.
Synonyms[1]
  • Dupatya Vell.
  • Cladocaulon Gardner
  • Blastocaulon Ruhland
  • Moldenkeanthus Morat

Paepalanthus is a genus of plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It has about 300-400 species, native mostly to tropical Africa and Latin America, with a few species in Japan and Madagascar.[1][2][3]

Selected species

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Trovó, M. & Takeo Sano, P. (2010). Taxonomic survey of Paepalanthus section Diphyomene (Eriocaulaceae). Phytotaxa 14: 49-55.


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