Spathanthus

Spathanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Spathanthus
Desv.
Type species
Spathanthus unilateralis
(Rudge)Desv.[1][2]

Spathanthus is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1828.[2][3]

The genus is endemic to South America.[4]

species[4]
  1. Spathanthus bicolor Ducke - SE Colombia (Amazonas), S Venezuela (Amazonas), N Brazil (Amazonas)
  2. Spathanthus unilateralis (Rudge) Desv. N Brazil (Pará, Amapá, Amazonas), S Venezuela (Amazonas), Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana

References

  1. ↑ Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 37-40
  2. 1 2 Tropicos, Spathanthus Desv.
  3. ↑ Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1828. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 13: 45 in Latin
  4. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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