Pyrrorhiza

Pyrrorhiza
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Haemodoraceae
Subfamily:	Haemodoroideae
Genus:	Pyrrorhiza ; Maguire & Wurdack
Species:	P. neblinae
Binomial name
	Pyrrorhiza neblinae; Maguire & Wurdack

Last updated December 25, 2025

Pyrrorhiza is a genus of herbs in the family Haemodoraceae, first described as a genus in 1957.^[1]^[2] It contains only one known species, Pyrrorhiza neblinae, endemic to the Sierra de la Neblina in Amazonas State, Venezuela.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John Julius. 1957. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 9(3): 318-320 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English; also line drawing as illustration
↑ Tropicos, Pyrrorhiza Maguire & Wurdack
↑ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
↑ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

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[1] Maguire, Bassett & Wurdack, John Julius. 1957. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 9(3): 318-320 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English; also line drawing as illustration

[2] Tropicos, Pyrrorhiza Maguire & Wurdack

[3] Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

[4] Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.

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