Geissanthus
Appearance
Geissanthus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Primulaceae |
Subfamily: | Myrsinoideae |
Genus: | Geissanthus Hook. f. |
Species | |
See text | |
Synonyms | |
Dicaryum Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. |
Geissanthus is a genus of shrubs and trees in the family Primulaceae. There are 51 species distributed in South America,[1] with 25 of them in forests of the Andes.[2]
Species include:
- Geissanthus challuayacus Pipoly
- Geissanthus ecuadorensis Mez
- Geissanthus fallenae Lundell
- Geissanthus pichinchae Mez
- Geissanthus pinchinchana (Lundell) Pipoly
- Geissanthus spectabilis Pipoly
- Geissanthus vanderwerffii Pipoly
References
- ^ "Geissanthus — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-08-16.
- ^ Geissanthus. Arboles y Arbustos de los Andes del Ecuador. eFloras.