Biology:Sphenoclea
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Short description: Genus of herbs
| Sphenoclea | |
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| S. zeylanica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Sphenocleaceae T.Baskerv. |
| Genus: | Sphenoclea Gaertn. |
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Sphenoclea is a genus of succulent erect annual herbs. They occur in damp habitats throughout the tropics.
There are two species,[1] S. zeylanica and S. pongatium. The genus is placed alone in family Sphenocleaceae. The position of the family is somewhat uncertain; it is now usually placed in Solanales, but it has previously been placed in Asterales, especially near Campanulaceae, and there is some evidence to support this.
References
- ↑ Christenhusz, M. J. M.; Byng, J. W. (2016). "The number of known plants species in the world and its annual increase". Phytotaxa (Magnolia Press) 261 (3): 201–217. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.261.3.1. http://biotaxa.org/Phytotaxa/article/download/phytotaxa.261.3.1/20598.
External links
- http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/Research/APweb/orders/solanalesweb.htm#Sphenocleaceae
- http://delta-intkey.com/angio/www/sphenocl.htm
Wikidata ☰ Q1148903 entry
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