Biology:Orectanthe

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Orectanthe
Orectanthe sceptrum Roraima 2.jpg
Orectanthe sceptrum on Mount Roraima, Venezuela
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: 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