Prosopanche is a group of parasitic plants described as a genus in 1868.[2][3]
| Prosopanche | |
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| Prosopanche americana | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Magnoliids |
| Order: | Piperales |
| Family: | Aristolochiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Hydnoroideae |
| Genus: | Prosopanche de Bary |
It is native to South America and Central America.[1][4][5]
Taxonomy
editThe following species are listed within the genus Prosopanche:[1]
- Prosopanche americana (R.Br.) Baill. - Pasco, N Argentina, S Brazil
- Prosopanche bonacinae Speg. - Argentina, Paraguay, Rio Grande do Sul
- Prosopanche caatingicola R.F.Machado & L.P.Queiroz - Bahia
- Prosopanche cocuccii Tav. de Carvalho, Záchia & Mariath - Rio Grande do Sul
- Prosopanche costaricensis L.D.Gómez - Costa Rica
- Prosopanche demogorgoni Funez - Santa Catarina
- Prosopanche panguanensis C.Martel & Rob.Fern. - Peru
References
edit- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ de Bary, Heinrich Anton. 1868. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 10: 267 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
- ^ Tropicos, Prosopanche de Bary
- ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2014. Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae. 2(3): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Fl. Mesoamer.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
- ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro