Prosopanche americana

Prosopanche americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Piperales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Magnoliids Ordo: Piperales

Familia: Aristolochiaceae
Subfamilia: Hydnoroideae
Genus: Prosopanche
Species: Prosopanche americana

Name

Prosopanche americana (R.Br.) Baill., 1886

Synonyms

• Hydnora americana R. Br.
• Prosopanche americana Kuntze
• Prosopanche burmeisteri de Bary
• Prosopanche burmeisteri var. bettfreundii Speg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Argentina (Buenos Aires, Catamarca, Cordoba, La Pampa, La Rioja, Mendoza, Salta, Santiago del Estero, San Juan, San Luis, Tucuman), Peru References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Baillon, H.E., 1886. Hist. Pl. (Baillon) 9: 27, in adnot.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Prosopanche americana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 01. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Prosopanche americana. Published online. Accessed: Jan. 01 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Prosopanche americana in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2019 Jan. 01.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Prosopanche americana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 01 Jan. 2019.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Prosopanche americana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

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