Biology:Silvianthus

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Short description: Genus of Carlemanniaceae plants

Silvianthus
Silvianthus bracteatus 1.jpg
Silvianthus bracteatus
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Carlemanniaceae
Genus: Silvianthus
Hook.f.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]

Quiducia Gagnep.

Silvianthus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Carlemanniaceae, found in Bangladesh, the eastern Himalaya, south-central China, and Indochina.[2] Thought to be in the order Lamiales, they have a chromosome count of 2n=38.[3]

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Silvianthus bracteatus Hook.f.
  • Silvianthus tonkinensis (Gagnep.) Ridsdale

References

  1. Hooker's Icon. Pl. 11: t. 1048 (1868)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Silvianthus Hook.f.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:35352-1. 
  3. Yang, Xue; Lu, Shu-Gang; Peng, Hua (6 September 2007). "First report of chromosome numbers of the Carlemanniaceae (Lamiales)". Journal of Plant Research 120 (6): 707–712. doi:10.1007/s10265-007-0113-0. PMID 17805478. 

Wikidata ☰ Q9077443 entry