Pentastemona

<i>Pentastemona</i>

Pentastemona

Genus of flowering plants

Pentastemona is a genus in the family Stemonaceae, described as a genus in 1982.[1][2] In 1992, Duyfjes placed the genus in its own family, the Pentastemonaceae, but this is not widely accepted.[3][4]

Quick Facts Pentastemona, Scientific classification ...

The entire genus is endemic to the Island of Sumatra in Indonesia.[5]

Species[5]
  • Pentastemona egregia (Schott) Steenis
  • Pentastemona sumatrana Steenis

References

  1. [1]
    Steenis, Cornelis Gijsbert Gerrit Jan van. 1982. Blumea 28: 160-162
  2. [2]
    Tropicos, Pentastemona Steenis
  3. [3]
    Duyfjes-de Wilde, Brigitta Emma Elisabeth. 1992. Blumea 36: 552
  4. [4]
    Tropicos, Pentastemonaceae Duyfjes
  5. [5]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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