Schizopetalon

Genus of plants

Schizopetalon
Schizopetalon maritimum in Chile
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Schizopetalon
Sims[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[1]
  • Perreymondia Barnéoud
  • Schizopetalum DC., orth. var.

Schizopetalon is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae.

It is native to western South America. Schizopetalon tenuifolium is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.

Species

As of July 2024[update], Plants of the World Online accepts these species:[1]

  • Schizopetalon arcuatum Al-Shehbaz
  • Schizopetalon bipinnatifidum Phil.
  • Schizopetalon biseriatum Phil.
  • Schizopetalon brachycarpum Al-Shehbaz
  • Schizopetalon corymbosum Al-Shehbaz
  • Schizopetalon dentatum (Barnéoud) Gilg & Muschl.
  • Schizopetalon maipoanum Ravenna
  • Schizopetalon maritimum Barnéoud
  • Schizopetalon rupestre Reiche
  • Schizopetalon tenuifolium Phil.
  • Schizopetalon walkeri Sims — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Schizopetalon Sims". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
  2. ^ Freedictionary.com: Schizopetalon
  • Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
  • Schizopetalum in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org
Taxon identifiers
Schizopetalon


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