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Pterocyclus

Pterocyclus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the Himalayas to south-central China and northern Myanmar. The genus was first described by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1862.

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Pterocyclus
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Apiaceae
Subfamily: Apioideae
Genus: Pterocyclus
Klotzsch1
Species

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Pterocyclus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae, native from the Himalayas to south-central China and northern Myanmar.2 The genus was first described by Johann Friedrich Klotzsch in 1862.1

Species

As of December 2022, Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:2

  • Pterocyclus angelicoides (DC.) Klotzsch
  • Pterocyclus forrestii (Diels) Pimenov & Kljuykov
  • Pterocyclus rotundatus (DC.) Pimenov & Kljuykov
  • Pterocyclus wolffianus Fedde ex H.Wolff


References

References

  1. "Pterocyclus Klotzsch", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2022-12-20
  2. "Pterocyclus Klotzsch", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2022-12-20