Biology:Presliophytum
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Short description: Genus of plants
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Loasaceae |
| Genus: | Presliophytum (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend |
Presliophytum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.[1]
It is native to Peru, Chile and north-western Argentina.[1]
The genus name of Presliophytum is in honour of Carl Borivoj Presl (1794–1852), a Czech botanist.[2] The -phytum part of the name refers to phyte meaning 'plant'.[3] It was first described and published in Taxon Vol.55 on page 467 in 2006.[1]
Known species
According to Kew:[1]
- Presliophytum arequipense Weigend
- Presliophytum heucherifolium (Killip) Weigend
- Presliophytum incanum (Graham) Weigend
- Presliophytum malesherbioides (Phil.) R.H.Acuña & Weigend
- Presliophytum sessiliflorum (Phil.) R.H.Acuña & Weigend
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Presliophytum (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science" (in en). https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1007423-1.
- ↑ Burkhardt, Lotte (2018) (in German) (pdf). Verzeichnis eponymischer Pflanzennamen – Erweiterte Edition. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2018. ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2018. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ↑ Harrison, Lorraine (2012). RHS Latin for Gardeners. United Kingdom: Mitchell Beazley. ISBN 184533731X.
Wikidata ☰ Q2108866 entry
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