Spathanthus

Spathanthus is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1828.[2][3]

Spathanthus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Spathanthus
Desv.
Type species
Spathanthus unilateralis

The genus is endemic to South America.[4]

Species[4]

References
  1. Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 37-40
  2. Tropicos, Spathanthus Desv.
  3. Desvaux, Nicaise Augustin. 1828. Annales des Sciences Naturelles (Paris) 13: 45 in Latin
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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