Biology:Orectanthe

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Orectanthe
Orectanthe sceptrum on Mount Roraima, Venezuela
Scientific classification e
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Tracheophytes
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Angiosperms
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Monocots
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Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Xyridaceae
Script error: No such module "Taxobox ranks".: Orectanthe
Maguire

Orectanthe is a genus of flowering plants, in the family Xyridaceae, first described as a genus in 1958. It is native to the tepui of northern South America (Venezuela, Guyana, and northwestern Brazil ). It is closely related to Abolboda, and both known species were originally classified as members of Abolboda before being transferred to Orectanthe.[1][2]

Species[1]
  • Orectanthe ptaritepuiana (Steyerm.) Maguire - Venezuela, Guyana, northwestern Brazil
  • Orectanthe sceptrum (Oliv.) Maguire - Venezuela, Guyana, northwestern Brazil

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.


Wikidata ☰ Q146903 entry