Schoenocephalium

Schoenocephalium is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1845.[2][3]

Schoenocephalium
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Schoenocephalium
Seub.
Type species
Schoenocephalium martianum

The genus is endemic to South America.[4]

Species[4]
  • Schoenocephalium cucullatum Maguire - S Venezuela, SE Colombia, NW Brazil
  • Schoenocephalium martianum Seub. - Colombia (Amazonas)
  • Schoenocephalium schultesii Maguire - Colombia (Vaupés)
  • Schoenocephalium teretifolium Maguire - SE Colombia to Venezuela (Amazonas)

References
  1. Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 37-40
  2. Tropicos, Schoenocephalium Seub.
  3. Seubert, Moritz August. 1845. Flora Brasiliensis 3(1): 130-132. in Latin
  4. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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