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Psilotrichum

Psilotrichum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It includes 26 species native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and tropical Asia.

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Psilotrichum
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Synonyms1
  • Leiospermum Wall.
  • Poechia Endl.
  • Psilostachys Hochst.

Psilotrichum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae.2 It includes 26 species native to tropical Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and tropical Asia.1

Species

26 species are accepted.1

  • Psilotrichum amplum Suess.
  • Psilotrichum aphyllum C.C.Towns.
  • Psilotrichum axilliflorum Suess.
  • Psilotrichum cyathuloides Suess. & Launert
  • Psilotrichum erythrostachyum Gagnep.
  • Psilotrichum fallax C.C.Towns.
  • Psilotrichum ferrugineum (Roxb.) Voigt
  • Psilotrichum gloveri Suess.
  • Psilotrichum gnaphalobryum (Hochst.) Schinz
  • Psilotrichum gracilipes Hutch. & E.A.Bruce
  • Psilotrichum lanatum C.C.Towns.
  • Psilotrichum laxiflorum Cavaco
  • Psilotrichum leptostachys C.C.Towns.
  • Psilotrichum madagascariense Cavaco
  • Psilotrichum majus Peter
  • Psilotrichum nudum (B.Heyne ex Wall.) Moq.
  • Psilotrichum patulum (Willd.) I.M.Turner
  • Psilotrichum schimperi Engl.
  • Psilotrichum scleranthum Thwaites
  • Psilotrichum sericeum (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) Dalzell
  • Psilotrichum stenanthum C.C.Towns.
  • Psilotrichum suffruticosum C.C.Towns.
  • Psilotrichum tomentosum Chiov.
  • Psilotrichum virgatum C.C.Towns.
  • Psilotrichum vollesenii C.C.Towns.
  • Psilotrichum yunnanense D.D.Tao
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