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Penthorum

Penthorum is a genus of plants in the order Saxifragales. They are erect herbaceous perennials about half a meter tall. The genus consists of two species, one from east Asia and one from eastern North America. It is variously classified in the family Saxifragaceae or its own family Penthoraceae. Its closest relatives may be in Haloragaceae.

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Penthorum
Penthorum chinense
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Penthoraceae
Rydb. ex Britt.1
Genus: Penthorum
L.
Type species
P. sedoides L.
Species

Penthorum chinense2
Penthorum sedoides3

The range of Penthorum.

Penthorum is a genus of plants in the order Saxifragales. They are erect herbaceous perennials about half a meter tall. The genus consists of two species, one from east Asia and one from eastern North America.2 It is variously classified in the family Saxifragaceae2 or its own family Penthoraceae.14 Its closest relatives may be in Haloragaceae.2

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  1. Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. "Penthorum Linnaeus". Flora of China.
  3. "Penthorum sedoides L." Flora of Missouri.
  4. "Penthoraceae Rydb. ex Britton, nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-02-15.