Sciaphila

For the moth genus, see Cnephasia.
Sciaphila
Sciaphila secundiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Triuridaceae
Genus: Sciaphila
Blume
Type species
Sciaphila tenella
Blume
Synonyms[1]
  • Aphylleia Champ.
  • Hyalisma Champ.
  • Lilicella Rich. ex Baill.
  • Andruris Schltr.
  • Parexuris Nakai & Maek.

Sciaphila is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Triuridaceae. It is widespread in tropical and subtropical regions, found in Africa, China, Japan, the Indian Subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Latin America (from southern Mexico to Brazil) and on various islands Pacific Islands.[1]

Many species names have been proposed, including some for taxa now transferred to other genera. The following are accepted as member of Sciaphila:[1]

  1. Sciaphila africana A.Chev. - Ghana, Ivory Coast, Congo-Brazzaville,
  2. Sciaphila albescens Benth. - Brazil, Colombia, Venezuela, Panama, the Guianas
  3. Sciaphila aneitensis Hemsl. - Vanuatu, Futuna, Niue
  4. Sciaphila arcuata Aver. - Vietnam
  5. Sciaphila arfakiana Becc. - Taiwan, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, New Guinea, Micronesia, Fiji, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands
  6. Sciaphila consimilis Blume - Taiwan, Philippines
  7. Sciaphila corallophyton K.Schum. & Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach - Pohnpei, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago
  8. Sciaphila corniculata Becc. - Maluku, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Solomon Islands
  9. Sciaphila corymbosa Benth. - Brazil, Colombia
  10. Sciaphila densiflora Schltr. - Borneo, Lesser Sunda Islands, Philippines, New Guinea, New Caledonia, Maluku
  11. Sciaphila janthina (Champ.) Thwaites - Sri Lanka, southern India
  12. Sciaphila jianfenglingensis Han Xu, Y.D.Li & H.Q.Chen - Hainan
  13. Sciaphila khasiana Benth. & Hook.f. - Assam
  14. Sciaphila ledermannii Engl. - Nigeria, Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé & Principe
  15. Sciaphila micranthera Giesen in H.G.A.Engler - Borneo
  16. Sciaphila multiflora Giesen in H.G.A.Engler - Ryukyu Islands, Caroline Islands, Mindanao, New Guinea
  17. Sciaphila nana Blume - Jeju-do Island, Ryukyu Islands, Volcano Islands, Japan, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra
  18. Sciaphila oligantha Maas - State of Amazonas in Brazil
  19. Sciaphila papillosa Becc - New Guinea
  20. Sciaphila picta Miers - Yucatán Peninsula, Central America, Colombia, Venezuela
  21. Sciaphila polygyna Maas - Colombia, French Guiana
  22. Sciaphila purpurea Benth. - Brazil, Venezuela, Guyana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  23. Sciaphila quadribullifera J.J.Sm. - New Guinea
  24. Sciaphila ramosa Fukuy. & T.Suzuki - Hong Kong, Taiwan, Bonin Islands
  25. Sciaphila rubra Maas - Brazil, Venezuela
  26. Sciaphila schwackeana Johow - Brazil
  27. Sciaphila secundiflora Thwaites ex Benth. - China, Japan, Bonin Islands, Philippines, Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka
  28. Sciaphila stellata Aver. - Guangxi, Vietnam
  29. Sciaphila tenella Blume - Sri Lanka, Kyushu, southern China, Thailand, Borneo, Sumatra, Malaysia, Java, Sulawesi, Maluku, New Guinea, Bismarck Archipelago, Solomon Islands
  30. Sciaphila thaidanica K.Larsen - Thailand
  31. Sciaphila wariana (Schltr.) Meerend - Papua New Guinea
  32. Sciaphila winkleri Schltr. - Borneo, New Guinea

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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