Halopegia

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Halopegia
Halopegia azurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Zingiberales
Family: Marantaceae
Genus: Halopegia
K.Schum.

Halopegia is a genus of plants native to tropical Africa, Madagascar, and tropical southeast Asia (Indochina, Java). Three species are recognized as of April 2014:[1]

  • Halopegia azurea (K.Schum.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 50 (1902). - Africa
  • Halopegia blumei (Körn.) K.Schum. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 48: 51 (1902). - Java + Indochina
  • Halopegia perrieri Guillaumin, Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 32: 403 (1926). - Madagascar

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