Rhopalephora
Genus of plants
| Rhopalephora | |
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| Rhopalephora scaberrima | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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] | |
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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]
- Rhopalephora micrantha (Vahl) Faden - Java
- Rhopalephora rugosa (H.Perrier) Faden - Madagascar
- Rhopalephora scaberrima (Blume) Faden - China (including Taiwan + Tibet), Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Borneo, Java, Philippines
- Rhopalephora vitiensis (Seem.) Faden - Maluku, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga
References
- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ 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.
Data related to Rhopalephora at Wikispecies
