Sphaerothylax

Genus of plants

Sphaerothylax
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Podostemaceae
Genus: Sphaerothylax
Bisch. ex C.Krauss (1844)
Synonyms[1]
  • Anastrophea Wedd. (1873)
  • Isothylax Baill. (1890)

Sphaerothylax is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Podostemaceae.[1]

Its native range is Cameroon to Ethiopia and Southern Africa, Madagascar.[1]

Species

Four species are accepted.[1]

  • Sphaerothylax abyssinica (Wedd.) Warm.
  • Sphaerothylax algiformis Bisch. ex C.Krauss
  • Sphaerothylax bemarivensis H.Perrier
  • Sphaerothylax sphaerocarpa (Engl.) G.Taylor

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Sphaerothylax Bisch. ex C.Krauss | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
Taxon identifiers
Sphaerothylax