| Bolanthus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Bolanthus (Ser.) Rchb. (1841) |
| Synonyms [1] | |
GraecobolanthusMadhani & Rabeler (2018) | |
Bolanthus is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Caryophyllaceae. It includes 21 species native to the eastern Mediterranean, from Greece to the Sinai Peninsula. [1]
21 species are accepted. [1]
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