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Barbacenia

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Barbacenia
Barbacenia umbrosa [1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Velloziaceae
Genus: Barbacenia
Vand.
Synonyms
  • Campderia A.Rich., 1822
  • Pleurostima Raf., 1837
  • Visnea Steud. ex Endl., 1837
  • Aylthonia N.L.Menezes, 1971
  • Burlemarxia N.L.Menezes & Semir, 1991

Barbacenia is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, described as a genus in 1788.[2][3] The entire genus is endemic to Brazil with the exception of B. celiae, which crosses the border into Venezuela.[4][5][6]

Species[7]

References

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  1. ^ Flickr photo by João de Deus Medeiros
  2. ^ Vandelli, Domingo. 1788. Florae Lusitanicae et Brasiliensis Specimen 21
  3. ^ Tropicos, Barbacenia Vand.
  4. ^ Smith, Lyman Bradford. 1962. A synopsis of the American Velloziaceae. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 35: 251-292, plates i-viii
  5. ^ Hokche, O., P. E. Berry & O. Huber. (eds.) 2008. Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela, Caracas
  6. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil, Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
  7. ^ The Plant List, search for Barbacenia