Dicranopygium

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Dicranopygium
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Dicranopygium microcephalum [1]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Cyclanthaceae
Genus: Dicranopygium
Harling 1954
Dicranopygium microcephalum Dicranopygium microcephalum - Botanischer Garten Munchen-Nymphenburg - DSC07977.JPG
Dicranopygium microcephalum

Dicranopygium is a genus of plants belonging to the family Cyclanthaceae, first described as a genus in 1954. They are distributed in the Neotropical realm from southern Mexico to Peru. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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Species

Species include: [2]

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References

  1. illustration probably by Matilda Smith (1854-1926) - Curtis's Botanical Magazine v.118 [ser. 3:v.48] (1892)
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Discover Life Dicranopygium page [ permanent dead link ]
  4. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-09-06. Retrieved 2015-08-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  5. Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., R. D. C. Ortiz, R. Callejas Posada & M. Merello. (eds.) 2011. Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 9–939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín
  6. Correa A., M.D., C. Galdames & M. Stapf. 2004. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de Panamá 1–599. Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá
  7. Harling, G. W. 1958. Monograph of the Cyclanthaceae. Acta Horti Bergiani 18: 1–428