Penthorum
Penthorum chinense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Penthoraceae
Rydb. ex Britt.[1]
Genus: Penthorum
L.
Type species
P. sedoides L.
Species

Penthorum chinense[2]
Penthorum sedoides[3]

The range of Penthorum.

Penthorum is a genus of plants in the order Saxifragales. They are erect herbaceous perennials about half a meter tall. The genus consists of two species, one from east Asia and one from eastern North America.[2] It is variously classified in the family Saxifragaceae[2] or its own family Penthoraceae.[1][4] Its closest relatives may be in Haloragaceae.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105โ€“121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Penthorum Linnaeus". Flora of China.
  3. โ†‘ "Penthorum sedoides L." Flora of Missouri.
  4. โ†‘ "Penthoraceae Rydb. ex Britton, nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-02-15.


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