Biology:Prepusa (plant)

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Short description: Genus of plants

Prepusa
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe: Helieae
Genus: Prepusa
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Prepusa is a genus of plants in the family Gentianaceae. There are five known species, all endemic to mountains in Brazil .[1][2]

It has been suggested that the name "prepusa" was derived from the Greek "πρεπουσα", which means "conspicuous", a references to the genus's unique flowers; another suggestion for its origin has been the Latin word "praeputium".[1]

Species
  • Prepusa montana
  • Prepusa connata
  • Prepusa hookeriana
  • Prepusa alata
  • Prepusa viridiflora

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Calió, Maria Fernanda; Pirani, José Rubens; Struwe, Lena (2008). "Morphology-based phylogeny and revision of Prepusa and Senaea (Gentianaceae: Helieae) — rare endemics from eastern Brazil". Kew Bulletin 63 (2): 169–191. doi:10.1007/s12225-008-9030-1. 
  2. Hugh DeForrest Safford (1999). "Brazilian Paramos I. an Introduction to the Physical Environment and Vegetation of the campos de altitude". Journal of Biogeography (Blackwell Publishing) 26 (Vol. 26, No. 4 (Jul., 1999)): 694–712. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00313.x. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2917807 entry