Prosopanche is a group of parasitic plants described as a genus in 1868.[2][3]

Prosopanche
Prosopanche americana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Aristolochiaceae
Subfamily: Hydnoroideae
Genus: Prosopanche
de Bary

It is native to South America and Central America.[1][4][5]

Taxonomy

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The following species are listed within the genus Prosopanche:[1]

  1. Prosopanche americana (R.Br.) Baill. - Pasco, N Argentina, S Brazil
  2. Prosopanche bonacinae Speg. - Argentina, Paraguay, Rio Grande do Sul
  3. Prosopanche caatingicola R.F.Machado & L.P.Queiroz - Bahia
  4. Prosopanche cocuccii Tav. de Carvalho, Záchia & Mariath - Rio Grande do Sul
  5. Prosopanche costaricensis L.D.Gómez - Costa Rica
  6. Prosopanche demogorgoni Funez - Santa Catarina
  7. Prosopanche panguanensis C.Martel & Rob.Fern. - Peru

References

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  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ de Bary, Heinrich Anton. 1868. Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Halle 10: 267 descriptions in Latin, commentary in German
  3. ^ Tropicos, Prosopanche de Bary
  4. ^ Davidse, G., M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera. 2014. Saururaceae a Zygophyllaceae. 2(3): ined. In G. Davidse, M. Sousa Sánchez, S. Knapp & F. Chiang Cabrera (eds.) Fl. Mesoamer.. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, México
  5. ^ Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010 Archived 2015-09-06 at the Wayback Machine. Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro