Cyphocarpa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Cyphocarpa
Lopr.
Synonyms
  • Dasycalyx F.Muell.
  • Kyphocarpa (Fenzl) Schinz

Cyphocarpa 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]

Known species

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

  • Cyphocarpa angustifolia (Moq.) Lopr.
  • Cyphocarpa cruciata (Schinz) Schinz
  • Cyphocarpa resedoides Lopr.
  • Cyphocarpa trichinioides (Fenzl) Lopr.

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Cyphocarpa Lopr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
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