Kyphocarpa

Kyphocarpa
type of flower
Kyphocarpa trichinioides
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Amaranthoideae
Genus: Kyphocarpa
(Fenzl) Lopr. (1899)
Synonyms[1]
  • Dasycalyx F.Muell. (1859)
  • Cyphocarpa orth. var.

Kyphocarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Amaranthaceae.[1] It is in the Amaranthoideae subfamily.

Its native range is southern tropical (within Angola, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe) and southern Africa (with Botswana, Namibia, Eswatini) and also parts of South Africa (within the Cape Provinces, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Provinces).[1]

It was first described and published in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. Vol.27 on page 42 in 1899.[1]

Known species

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As accepted by Plants of the World Online:[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Kyphocarpa Lopr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.