Tapeinostemon

Tapeinostemon is a genus of flowering plants in the family Gentianaceae, native to northern South America.[2] It has microreticulate pollen grains, supporting its placement in the tribe Saccifolieae.[3]

Tapeinostemon
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe: Saccifolieae
Genus: Tapeinostemon
Benth.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms[2]

Stahelia Jonker

Species

Currently accepted species include:[2]

  • Tapeinostemon adulans J.R.Grant
  • Tapeinostemon breweri Steyerm. & Maguire
  • Tapeinostemon jauaensis Steyerm. & Maguire
  • Tapeinostemon longiflorus Maguire & Steyerm.
  • Tapeinostemon rugosus Maguire & Steyerm.
  • Tapeinostemon sessiliflorus (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.) Pruski & S.F.Sm.
  • Tapeinostemon spenneroides Benth.
  • Tapeinostemon zamoranus Steyerm.

References
  1. Hooker's J. Bot. Kew Gard. Misc. 6: 194 (1854)
  2. "Tapeinostemon Benth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
  3. Nilsson, Siwert; Hellbom, Magnus; Smolenski, Wieslaw (2002). "A reappraisal of the significance of pollen in classifications of the Gentianaceae". Grana. 41 (2): 90–106. doi:10.1080/001731302760156891. S2CID 84190608.
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