Thyrsanthemum

Thyrsanthemum
Thyrsanthemum floribundum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Subfamily:	Commelinoideae
Tribe:	Tradescantieae
Subtribe:	Thyrsanthemineae
Genus:	Thyrsanthemum Pichon
Type species
Thyrsanthemum floribundum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Pichon
Synonyms [1]
GibasoidesD.R.Hunt

Thyrsanthemum is a genus of plants in the Commelinaceae, first described in 1946. The entire genus is endemic to Mexico. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

Four species are accepted. ^{[1] [2]}

• Thyrsanthemum floribundum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Pichon - Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Michoacán, Hidalgo, Puebla
• Thyrsanthemum goldianum D.R.Hunt - Guerrero, Michoacán, México State, Nayarit
• Thyrsanthemum laxiflorum (C.B.Clarke) M.Pell. & Espejo – central and southwestern Mexico
• Thyrsanthemum macrophyllum (Greenm.) Rohweder - Oaxaca

References

1. "Thyrsanthemum Pichon". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 21 March 2025.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
3. Hunt, D. R. 1993. Commelinaceae. 13: 130–201. In R. McVaugh (ed.) Flora Novo-Galiciana. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
4. García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria