Polycarpaea
| Polycarpaea | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Polycarpaea filifolia | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Polycarpaea Lam., 1792 |
Polycarpaea corymbosa
Polycarpaea is a genus of plant in family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792. The etymology is from Greek Πολυκαρπαία, Polykarpaia, meaning "many fruits" due to its plant that contains a fruit-like seed and smells like fruits but does not contain any.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three distinct clades. One of these, a group of species related to P. corymbosa, has acquired the C4 photosynthetic pathway.[1]
Selected species
It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Polycarpaea akkensis, Maire.
- Polycarpaea aristata, Chr.Sm.
- Polycarpaea balfourii, Briq.
- Polycarpaea caespitosa, Balf.f.
- Polycarpaea carnosa, Chr.Sm.
- Polycarpaea clavifolia, M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea corymbosa, (L.) Lam.
- Polycarpaea divaricata, Aiton.
- Polycarpaea filifolia, Webb ex Christ.
- Polycarpaea gaudichaudii, Gagnepain.
- Polycarpaea gayi, Webb.
- Polycarpaea guardafuiensis, M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea hassalensis, D.F.Chamb.
- Polycarpaea hayoides, D.F.Chamb.
- Polycarpaea kuriensis, Wagner
- Polycarpaea latifolia, Poiret.
- Polycarpaea nivea, Aiton.
- Polycarpaea paulayana, Wagner
- Polycarpaea pulvinata, M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea repens, (Forsskal) Ascherson & Schweinf.
- Polycarpaea robbairea, (Kunze) Greuter & Burdet.
- Polycarpaea smithii, Link.
- Polycarpaea somalensis, Engl.
- Polycarpaea spicata, Wight ex Arn.
- Polycarpaea tenuis, Webb ex Christ.
- Polycarpaea ventiversa, M.Gilbert.
References
- ↑ Kool, Annaleen (2012). Desert plants and deserted islands: systematics and ethnobotany in Caryophyllaceae (PhD thesis). Uppsala University. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-91-554-8471-2. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
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