Potarophytum
| Potarophytum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Rapateaceae |
| Genus: | Potarophytum Sandwith |
| Species: | P. riparium
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| Binomial name | |
| Potarophytum riparium Sandwith
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Potarophytum is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1939.[1][2]
The only known species is Potarophytum riparium,
References
- ^ Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 28-29 descriptions in Latin, commentary and geographic information in English
- ^ Tropicos, Potarophytum Sandwith
- ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584