Pterocyclus

Pterocyclus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Apioideae
Genus:	Pterocyclus ; Klotzsch
Species
	See text.

Last updated December 27, 2025

Pterocyclus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the Himalayas to south-central China and northern Myanmar.^[2] The genus was first described by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1862.^[1]

Species

As of December 2022^[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:^[2]

Pterocyclus angelicoides (DC.) Klotzsch
Pterocyclus forrestii (Diels) Pimenov & Kljuykov
Pterocyclus rotundatus (DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov
Pterocyclus wolffianus Fedde ex H.Wolff

References

1 2 "Pterocyclus Klotzsch", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-12-20
1 2 "Pterocyclus Klotzsch", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-12-20

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[IPNI_40446-1-1] 1 2 "Pterocyclus Klotzsch", The International Plant Names Index , retrieved 2022-12-20

[POWO_40446-1-2] 1 2 "Pterocyclus Klotzsch", Plants of the World Online , Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew , retrieved 2022-12-20

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