Amphiphyllum

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Amphiphyllum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Amphiphyllum
Gleason
Species:
A. rigidum
Binomial name
Amphiphyllum rigidum
Gleason

Amphiphyllum is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1931.[1][2]

The only known species is Amphiphyllum rigidum, endemic to the Cerro Duida of Amazonas State in southern Venezuela.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Gleason, Henry Allan. 1931. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club 58: 332
  2. ^ Tropicos, Amphiphyllum Gleason
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.