Actinocephalus

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Actinocephalus
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A. bongardii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Eriocaulaceae
Genus: Actinocephalus
(Körn.) Sano
Synonyms [1]
  • Paepalanthus subgen. ActinocephalusKörn.

Actinocephalus is a genus of plants in the Eriocaulaceae, first described in 2004. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil. [2] [3] It was formerly regarded as part of the related genus Paepalanthus , but recent studies have suggested that the two groups are better separated. [4] [5]

Species

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  1. Leiothrix affinisSilveira - Minas Gerais
  2. Leiothrix amazonicaMoldenke - Pará
  3. Leiothrix angustifolia(Körn.) Ruhland - Bahia
  4. Leiothrix araxaensisSilveira - Minas Gerais
  5. Leiothrix arechavaletae(Körn.) Ruhland - Uruguay
  6. Leiothrix argenteaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  7. Leiothrix argyrodermaRuhland - southeastern Brazil
  8. Leiothrix arrectaRuhland - Minas Gerais
  9. Leiothrix barreirensisSilveira - Minas Gerais
  10. Leiothrix beckii(Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Ruhland - Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro
  11. Leiothrix celiaeMoldenke - Cerro Yutajé in Amazonas State of Venezuela
  12. Leiothrix cipoensisGiul - Minas Gerais
  13. Leiothrix crassifolia(Bong.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  14. Leiothrix curvifolia(Bong.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  15. Leiothrix cuscutoidesSilveira - Minas Gerais
  16. Leiothrix dielsiiRuhland - southeastern Brazil
  17. Leiothrix distichocladaHerzog - Bahia
  18. Leiothrix dubiaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  19. Leiothrix echinocephalaRuhland - Minas Gerais
  20. Leiothrix edwalliiSilveira - São Paulo
  21. Leiothrix flagellaris(Guill.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  22. Leiothrix flavescens(Bong.) Ruhland - Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia
  23. Leiothrix flexuosaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  24. Leiothrix fluitans(Mart. ex Körn.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  25. Leiothrix fluminensisRuhland - Rio de Janeiro
  26. Leiothrix fulgidaRuhland - Minas Gerais
  27. Leiothrix glanduliferaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  28. Leiothrix glaucaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  29. Leiothrix gomesiiSilveira - Minas Gerais
  30. Leiothrix gounelleanaBeauverd - Minas Gerais
  31. Leiothrix graminea(Bong.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  32. Leiothrix hatschbachiiMoldenke - Minas Gerais
  33. Leiothrix heterophyllaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  34. Leiothrix hirsuta(Wikstr.) Ruhland - eastern Brazil
  35. Leiothrix itacambirensisSilveira - Minas Gerais
  36. Leiothrix laniferaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  37. Leiothrix linearisSilveira - Minas Gerais
  38. Leiothrix longipesSilveira - Minas Gerais
  39. Leiothrix luxurians(Körn.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  40. Leiothrix mendesiiMoldenke - Minas Gerais
  41. Leiothrix michaeliiSilveira - Minas Gerais
  42. Leiothrix milho-verdensisSilveira - Minas Gerais
  43. Leiothrix mucronata(Bong.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  44. Leiothrix nubigena(Kunth) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  45. Leiothrix obtusifoliaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  46. Leiothrix pedunculosaRuhland - Minas Gerais, São Paulo
  47. Leiothrix pilulifera(Körn.) Ruhland - eastern Brazil
  48. Leiothrix prolifera(Bong.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  49. Leiothrix propinqua(Körn.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  50. Leiothrix retrorsaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  51. Leiothrix rufula(A.St.-Hil.) Ruhland - eastern Brazil
  52. Leiothrix rupestrisGiul - Minas Gerais
  53. Leiothrix schlechtendalii(Körn.) Ruhland - Bahia
  54. Leiothrix sclerophyllaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  55. Leiothrix sinuosaGiul - Minas Gerais
  56. Leiothrix spergulaRuhland - Minas Gerais
  57. Leiothrix spiralis(Bong.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
  58. Leiothrix subulataSilveira - Minas Gerais
  59. Leiothrix tenuifoliaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  60. Leiothrix tinguensisHerzog - Bahia
  61. Leiothrix triangularisSilveira - Minas Gerais
  62. Leiothrix trichopusSilveira - Minas Gerais
  63. Leiothrix trifidaSilveira - Minas Gerais
  64. Leiothrix vivipara(Bong.) Ruhland - Minas Gerais
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References

  1. ↑ Tropicos, Missouri Botanical Garden
  2. ↑ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  3. ↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ↑ Sano, Paulo Takeo. 2004. 53(1): 98-106.
  5. ↑ Costa, Fabiane Nepomuceno. 2013. Novon 22(3): 285-288.
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