Rhopalephora

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Rhopalephora
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Rhopalephora scaberrima
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Commelineae
Genus: Rhopalephora
Hassk.
Type species
Rhopalephora micrantha
(Vahl) Faden
Synonyms [1]
  • PiletocarpusHassk.

Rhopalephora is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1864. It is native to Asia, Madagascar, and a few islands in the Pacific. [1] [2]

Species [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Flora of China Vol. 24 Page 35 钩毛子草属 gou mao zi cao shu Rhopalephora Hasskarl, Bot. Zeitung (Berlin). 22: 58. 1864.

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