Stegolepis

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Stegolepis
Stegolepis guianensis.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Stegolepis
Klotzsch ex Körn.
Type species

Klotzsch ex Körn.

Stegolepis is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1872 .[1][2]

The genus is endemic to northeastern South America, primarily southern Venezuela.[3][4][5]

Species[3]

References[]

  1. ^ Körnicke, Friedrich August. 1872. Linnaea 37: 480-482 in Latin
  2. ^ Tropicos, Stegolepis Klotzsch ex Körn.
  3. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
  5. ^ Maguire, Bassett. 1965. Stegolepis. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 12(3): 69-89
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