Anthopterus

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Anthopterus
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Anthopterus wardii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Anthopterus
Hook. [1]
Type species
Anthopterus racemosus Hook. [1]
Synonyms [1]

Thibaudia subg. Anthopterus(Hook.) Hoerold

Anthopterus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae native to the region from Costa Rica to Peru. [2]

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Taxonomy

It was described by William Jackson Hooker in 1839 with Anthopterus racemosusHook. as the type species. [1]

Etymology

The generic name Anthopterus is derived from the Greek anthos meaning flower and pteron meaning wing. [3]

Species

It has 12 species: [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-c). Anthopterus Hook. Tropicos. Retrieved March 20, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40016401
  2. 1 2 "Anthopterus Hook. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Quattrocchi, U. (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). p. 325. Vereinigtes Königreich: CRC Press.
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