Parathesis is a genus of flowering plants in the family Primulaceae. There are about 95 species distributed from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean. Plants of this genus can be distinguished by glandular papillae on the lobes of the flower corolla and bright yellow anthers.[1]
| Parathesis | |
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| Parathesis sp. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Primulaceae |
| Subfamily: | Myrsinoideae |
| Genus: | Parathesis (A.DC.) Hook.f. |
Species include:
- Parathesis amplifolia Lundell
- Parathesis aurantica Lundell
- Parathesis bicolor Lundell
- Parathesis congesta Lundell
- Parathesis crenulata (Vent.) Hook. f. – scratchthroat
- Parathesis eggersiana Mez
- Parathesis glaberima Lundell
- Parathesis palaciosii Pipoly
- Parathesis panamensis Lundell
- Parathesis seibertii Lundell
- Parathesis tenuifolia Lundell
- Parathesis villosa Lundell
- Parathesis vulgata Lundell
References
edit- ^ Ricketson, J. M., & Pipoly III, J. J. (2003). Two new species of Parathesis (Myrsinaceae) from Mesoamerica and neotypification of Parathesis rothschuhiana. SIDA, Contributions to Botany, 899-907.
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