Hylaeanthe

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Cladus: Commelinids
Ordo: Zingiberales

Familia: Marantaceae
Genus: Hylaeanthe
Species: H. hexantha – H. hoffmannii – H. panamensis – H. polystachya – H. unilateralis
Name

Hylaeanthe A.M.E.Jonker & Jonker, Acta Bot. Neerl. 4: 175 (1955)

Type species: Hylaeanthe hexantha (Poepp. & Endl.) A.M.E.Jonker & Jonker, Acta Bot. Neerl. 4: 175 (1955)

References

Jonker, A.M.E. & Jonker, F.P. (1955) Acta Botanica Neerlandica 4(2): 175.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Hylaeanthe in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2015. Hylaeanthe. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 28 2015.
Tropicos.org 2015. Hylaeanthe. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Apr. 28.

Hylaeanthe is a genus of plants native to Central and South America.[1][2] It contains 5 recognized species:

Hylaeanthe hexantha (Poepp. & Endl.) A.M.E.Jonker & Jonker, Acta Bot. Neerl. 4: 175 (1955). - Brazil, Peru, Ecuador, Suriname, French Guiana)
Hylaeanthe hoffmannii (K.Schum.) A.M.E.Jonker & Jonker ex H.Kenn., Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 92: 656 (2003). - Costa Rica, Nicaragua
Hylaeanthe panamensis (Standl.) H.Kenn., Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60: 426 (1973). - Colombia, Panama
Hylaeanthe polystachya (Pulle) A.M.E.Jonker & Jonker, Acta Bot. Neerl. 4: 175 (1955). - Suriname
Hylaeanthe unilateralis (Poepp. & Endl.) A.M.E.Jonker & Jonker, Acta Bot. Neerl. 4: 175 (1955). - Brazil, Paraguay, Peru, Ecuador, Bolilvia, Venezuela, Suriname, French Guiana

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Hylaeanthe
Jonker, Anni Margriet Emma & Jonker, Fredrik Pieter. 1955. Acta Botanica Neerlandica 4(2): 175