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Pterocephalus
Pterocephalus porphyranthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Species

34 species are accepted. [1]

Formerly placed here

Pterothamnus centennii (M.J.Cannon) V.Mayer & Ehrend. (as Pterocephalus centennii M.J.Cannon) [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Pterocephalus Vaill. ex Adans. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ Kriechbaum, Monika; Kletter, Christa (2001). Tibetan medicinal plants. Stuttgart: Medpharm. p. 270. ISBN  0-8493-0031-2.
  3. ^ George Don Jr. (1834). A general system of gardening and botany. Founded upon Miller's Gardener's dictionary, and arranged according to the natural system. volume III (Calyciflorae). Gilbert and Rivington. p. 688.
  4. ^ Pterothamnus centennii (M.J.Cannon) V.Mayer & Ehrend. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pterocephalus
Pterocephalus porphyranthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

Species

34 species are accepted. [1]

Formerly placed here

Pterothamnus centennii (M.J.Cannon) V.Mayer & Ehrend. (as Pterocephalus centennii M.J.Cannon) [4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Pterocephalus Vaill. ex Adans. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  2. ^ Kriechbaum, Monika; Kletter, Christa (2001). Tibetan medicinal plants. Stuttgart: Medpharm. p. 270. ISBN  0-8493-0031-2.
  3. ^ George Don Jr. (1834). A general system of gardening and botany. Founded upon Miller's Gardener's dictionary, and arranged according to the natural system. volume III (Calyciflorae). Gilbert and Rivington. p. 688.
  4. ^ Pterothamnus centennii (M.J.Cannon) V.Mayer & Ehrend. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 27 April 2024.

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