Prepusa (plant)

Prepusa is a genus of plants in the family Gentianaceae. There are five known species, all endemic to mountains in Brazil.[1][2]

Prepusa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Gentianaceae
Tribe: Helieae
Genus: Prepusa
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It has been suggested that the name "prepusa" was derived from the Greek "πρεπουσα", which means "conspicuous", a references to the genus's unique flowers; another suggestion for its origin has been the Latin word "praeputium".[1]

Species
  • Prepusa montana
  • Prepusa connata
  • Prepusa hookeriana
  • Prepusa alata
  • Prepusa viridiflora

References

  1. "Morphology-based phylogeny and revision of Prepusa and Senaea (Gentianaceae: Helieae) — rare endemics from eastern Brazil". Kew Bulletin.
  2. Hugh DeForrest Safford. "Brazilian Paramos I. an Introduction to the Physical Environment and Vegetation of the campos de altitude". Journal of Biogeography. Blackwell Publishing (Vol. 26, No. 4 (Jul., 1999)): 694–712. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2699.1999.00313.x. JSTOR 2656173.
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