Schoenocephalium

Schoenocephalium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Schoenocephalium
Seub.
Type species
Schoenocephalium martianum
Seub.[1][2]

Schoenocephalium is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1845.[2][3]

The genus is endemic to South America.[4]

species[4]
  1. Schoenocephalium cucullatum Maguire - S Venezuela, SE Colombia, NW Brazil
  2. Schoenocephalium martianum Seub. - Colombia (Amazonas)
  3. Schoenocephalium schultesii Maguire - Colombia (Vaupés)
  4. Schoenocephalium teretifolium Maguire - SE Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas)

References

  1. ↑ Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 37-40
  2. 1 2 Tropicos, Schoenocephalium Seub.
  3. ↑ Seubert, Moritz August. 1845. Flora Brasiliensis 3(1): 130-132. in Latin
  4. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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