Petronymphe
| Petronymphe | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asparagaceae |
| Subfamily: | Brodiaeoideae |
| Genus: | Petronymphe H.E.Moore[1] |
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| Petronymphe is endemic to Southwest Mexico[2] | |
Petronymphe is a genus of flowering plants endemic to Mexico. It is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Brodiaeoideae.[3]
Taxonomy[edit]
Publication[edit]
It was published by Harold Emery Moore in 1951.[2]
Species[edit]
It consists of two species:[2]
- Petronymphe decora H.E.Moore
- Petronymphe rara J.Gut.
Distribution[edit]
Petronymphe rara is endemic to the Mexican state of Oaxaca, and Petronymphe decora is endemic to Guerrero.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Search for Petronymphe", World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2011-05-26
- ^ a b c "Petronymphe H.E.Moore". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 18 June 2024.
- ^ Chase, M.W.; Reveal, J.L. & Fay, M.F. (2009), "A subfamilial classification for the expanded asparagalean families Amaryllidaceae, Asparagaceae and Xanthorrhoeaceae", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 161 (2): 132–136, doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00999.x
- ^ Gutierrez, J., Terrazas, T., & Solano, E. (2016). Petronymphe rara a new species of Oaxaca, Mexico and the rediscovery of P. decora (Asparagaceae: Brodiaeoideae). Phytotaxa, 269(2), 113-119.