Biology:Pyxidanthera

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Pyxidanthera
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Pyxidanthera barbulata
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Diapensiaceae
Genus: Pyxidanthera
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Species

Pyxidanthera is a genus of flowering plant in the family Diapensiaceae. The most widespread species, Pyxidanthera barbulata, is native to the eastern United States, occurring on the coast from Long Island to New Jersey and Virginia to South Carolina.[1][2] A second species of Pyxidanthera is widely recognized,[3] called Pyxidanthera brevifolia, known only from North and South Carolina.[4] Some authors consider the two plants to be one species.[2][5]

References

  1. Pyxidanthera barbulata. The Nature Conservancy.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Pyxidanthera barbulata. Center for Plant Conservation.
  3. The Plant List
  4. Pyxidanthera brevifolia. Flora of North America.
  5. Rönblom, K. and A. A. Anderberg. (2002). Phylogeny of Diapensiaceae based on molecular data and morphology. Systematic Botany 27(2) 383-95.

Wikidata ☰ Q9064979 entry