Pterocephalus | |
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Pterocephalus porphyranthus | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Subfamily: | Dipsacoideae |
Genus: |
Pterocephalus Vaill. ex Adans. (1763) |
Species [1] | |
34; see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Coulterella Tiegh. (1909), nom. illeg. |
Pterocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It comprises 34 species [1] of herbs and shrubs ranging from the Mediterranean to central Asia, the Himalayas, and tropical Africa. [2] [1]
From Greek πτερον, pteron, a wing, and κεφαλη, kephale, a head, in reference to the receptacle of the flowers being villous or chaffy. [3]
34 species are accepted. [1]
Pterothamnus centennii (M.J.Cannon) V.Mayer & Ehrend. (as Pterocephalus centennii M.J.Cannon) [4]
Pterocephalus | |
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Pterocephalus porphyranthus | |
Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Subfamily: | Dipsacoideae |
Genus: |
Pterocephalus Vaill. ex Adans. (1763) |
Species [1] | |
34; see text | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Coulterella Tiegh. (1909), nom. illeg. |
Pterocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It comprises 34 species [1] of herbs and shrubs ranging from the Mediterranean to central Asia, the Himalayas, and tropical Africa. [2] [1]
From Greek πτερον, pteron, a wing, and κεφαλη, kephale, a head, in reference to the receptacle of the flowers being villous or chaffy. [3]
34 species are accepted. [1]
Pterothamnus centennii (M.J.Cannon) V.Mayer & Ehrend. (as Pterocephalus centennii M.J.Cannon) [4]