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Homalocarpus

Homalocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, found in Chile. They are annual herbs with white, yellow, red or purple flowers.

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Homalocarpus
Homalocarpus bowlesioides botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Azorelloideae
Genus: Homalocarpus
Hook. & Arn.1
Species

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Synonyms2
  • Elsneria Walp.

Homalocarpus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, found in Chile.2 They are annual herbs with white, yellow, red or purple flowers.3

Species

Currently accepted species include:2

  • Homalocarpus bowlesioides Hook. & Arn.
  • Homalocarpus dichotomus (Poepp. ex DC.) Mathias & Constance
  • Homalocarpus digitatus (Phil.) Mathias & Constance
  • Homalocarpus dissectus Mathias & Constance
  • Homalocarpus integerrimus (Turcz.) Mathias & Constance
  • Homalocarpus nigripetalus (Clos) Mathias & Constance
References

References

  1. Bot. Misc. 3: 348 (1833)
  2. "Homalocarpus Hook. & Arn". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  3. Kadereit, Joachim W.; Bittrich, Volker (2019). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants. Eudicots - Apiales, Gentianales (except Rubiaceae). Vol. XV. Springer. p. 90. ISBN 9783319936048.