Aratitiyopea
Aratitiyopea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, in the family Xyridaceae containing the single species Aratitiyopea lopezii. The genus was erected and described in 1984.[2] This species is native to northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and northwestern Brazil).[1][3][4]
| Aratitiyopea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Xyridaceae |
| Genus: | Aratitiyopea Steyerm. & P.E.Berry |
| Species: | A. lopezii |
| Binomial name | |
| Aratitiyopea lopezii | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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There are two varieties of this species:[1]
- Aratitiyopea lopezii var. colombiana (L.B.Sm.) Steyerm. & P.E.Berry - Colombia
- Aratitiyopea lopezii var. lopezii - Venezuela, Peru, northwestern Brazil
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Steyermark, Julian Alfred & Berry, Paul Edward. 1986. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana I. Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 71(1): 297-340
- Berry, P.E., Yatskievych, K. & Holst, B.K. (eds.) (2005). Rutaceae-Zygophyllaceae. Flora of the Venenzuela Guayana 9: 1-608. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis.
- Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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