Cephalostemon

Cephalostemon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Cephalostemon
R.H.Schomb.
Type species
Cephalostemon gracilis
(Poepp. & Endl.) R.H.Schomb.

Cephalostemon is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1845.[1][2]

The genus is endemic to South America.[3]

species[3]
  1. Cephalostemon affinis Körn - Amazonas, Tafelberg, Pará
  2. Cephalostemon angustatus Malme - Mato Grosso do Sul
  3. Cephalostemon gracilis (Poepp. & Endl.) R.H.Schomb. - Pará
  4. Cephalostemon microglochin Sandwith - Amazonas, Mato Grosso do Sul, Santa Cruz
  5. Cephalostemon riedelianus Körn - Minas Gerais, Goiás

References

  1. ↑ Schomburgk, Robert Hermann. 1845. Die Rapatea Friderici Angusti 9
  2. ↑ Tropicos, Cephalostemon R.H.Schomb.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families