Polycarpaea
| Polycarpaea | |
|---|---|
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| Polycarpaea filifolia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Polycarpaea Lam., 1792 |
Polycarpaea corymbosa
Polycarpaea is a genus of plant in family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792. The etylomolgy is of Greek name (Πολυκαρπαία Polykarpaia) meaning "many fruits" due to its plant that contains a fruit like seed and smells like fruits but does not contain any.
Selected species
It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Polycarpaea akkensis, Maire.
- Polycarpaea aristata, Chr.Sm.
- Polycarpaea balfourii, Briq.
- Polycarpaea caespitosa, Balf.f.
- Polycarpaea carnosa, Chr.Sm.
- Polycarpaea clavifolia, M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea corymbosa, (L.) Lam.
- Polycarpaea divaricata, Aiton.
- Polycarpaea filifolia, Webb ex Christ.
- Polycarpaea gaudichaudii, Gagnepain.
- Polycarpaea gayi, Webb.
- Polycarpaea guardafuiensis, M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea hassalensis, D.F.Chamb.
- Polycarpaea hayoides, D.F.Chamb.
- Polycarpaea kuriensis, Wagner
- Polycarpaea latifolia, Poiret.
- Polycarpaea nivea, Aiton.
- Polycarpaea paulayana, Wagner
- Polycarpaea pulvinata, M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea repens, (Forsskal) Ascherson & Schweinf.
- Polycarpaea robbairea, (Kunze) Greuter & Burdet.
- Polycarpaea smithii, Link.
- Polycarpaea somalensis, Engl.
- Polycarpaea spicata, Wight ex Arn.
- Polycarpaea tenuis, Webb ex Christ.
- Polycarpaea ventiversa, M.Gilbert.
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