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Hyospathe

Hyospathe is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to South America and Central America. It contains the following species:

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Hyospathe
Hyospathe elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Euterpeae
Genus: Hyospathe
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Hyospathe is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to South America and Central America. It contains the following species:12

Image Scientific name Distribution
Hyospathe elegans Mart. Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
Hyospathe frontinensis A.J.Hend. Colombia
Hyospathe macrorhachis Burret Ecuador
Hyospathe peruviana A.J.Hend. Huánuco region of Perú
Hyospathe pittieri Burret Colombia, Panamá, Venezuela
Hyospathe wendlandiana Dammer ex Burret Colombia (Antioquia)
References

References

  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.