Peltophyllum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Pandanales

Familia: Triuridaceae
Tribus: Triurideae
Genus: Peltophyllum
Species: P. caudatum – P. luteum
Name

Peltophyllum Gardner, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 176 (1843)
Type species: Peltophyllum luteum Gardner, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1: 176 (1843)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Hexuris Miers, Proc. Linn. Soc. London 2: 72 (1850), nom. illeg.

References

Gardner, G. (1843) Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London, 1: 176.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Peltophyllum in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 July 25. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2014. Peltophyllum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 July 25.
International Plant Names Index. 2014. Peltophyllum. Published online. Accessed: July 25 2014.

Peltophyllum is a genus of myco-heterotrophic plants in family Triuridaceae, native to southern South America. It contains the following species:[1][2][3][4]

Peltophyllum caudatum (Poulsen) R.Schmid & M.D.Turner - Rio de Janeiro
Peltophyllum luteum Gardner - Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay

References

Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Maas, P.J.M. & Rübsamen, T. (1986). Triuridaceae. Flora Neotropica, Monograph 40: 1-55.
Zuloaga, F.O. & Morrone, O. (eds.) (1996). Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledoneae). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares de la República Argentina 1: 1-323. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
Krauczuk, E.R. & al. (2013). Nuevos registros de plantas micoheterótrofas aclorofiladas para la provincia de Corrientes, Argentina. Bonplandia. Corrientes 22: 131-135.