Biology:Phainantha

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Phainantha
Phainantha shuariorum.jpg
Phainantha shuariorum in the Cordillera del Condor.
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Phainantha
Gleason

Phainantha is a small genus of herbaceous climbers restricted to South America. It is a disjunct genus containing five species,[1] four of which are found in the Guyana Shield tepuyes region while the fifth is endemic to the Cordillera del Condor in Ecuador.[2]

Species

  • Phainantha laxiflora (Triana) Gleason
  • Phainantha maguirei Wurdack
  • Phainantha myrteoloides Wurdack
  • Phainantha shuariorum C.Ulloa & D.A.Neill
  • Phainantha steyermarkii Wurdack

References

Wikidata ☰ Q16797893 entry