Hexapterella
Hexapterella is a genus of flowering plants in the Burmanniaceae, first described as a genus in 1903. It is native to northern South America and to the Island of Trinidad.[1][2]
- Species[1]
- Hexapterella gentianoides Urb. - NW Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Trinidad
- Hexapterella steyermarkii Maas & H.Maas - Cerro Aracamuni in S Venezuela
| Hexapterella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Dioscoreales |
| Family: | Burmanniaceae |
| Genus: | Hexapterella Urb. |
| Type species | |
| Hexapterella gentianoides | |
References
- Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Govaerts, R., Wilkin, P. & Saunders, R.M.K. (2007). World Checklist of Dioscoreales. Yams and their allies: 1-65. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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