Prosopanche

<i>Prosopanche</i>

Prosopanche

Genus of parasitic plants

Prosopanche is a group of parasitic plants described as a genus in 1868.[1][2]

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It is native to South America and Central America.[3][4][5]

Taxonomy

The following species are listed within the genus Prosopanche:[3]

  1. Prosopanche americana (R.Br.) Baill. - Pasco, N Argentina, S Brazil
  2. Prosopanche bonacinae Speg. - Argentina, Paraguay, Rio Grande do Sul
  3. Prosopanche caatingicola R.F.Machado & L.P.Queiroz - Bahia
  4. Prosopanche cocuccii Tav. de Carvalho, Záchia & Mariath - Rio Grande do Sul
  5. Prosopanche costaricensis L.D.Gómez - Costa Rica
  6. Prosopanche demogorgoni Funez - Santa Catarina
  7. Prosopanche panguanensis C.Martel & Rob.Fern. - Peru

References

  1. [1]
    de Bary, Heinrich Anton. 1868. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 10: 267 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
  2. [2]
    Tropicos, Prosopanche de Bary
  3. [3]
    Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. [4]
    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
  5. [5]
    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
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