Peracarpa is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Campanulaceae. It contains a single species, Peracarpa carnosa, a perennial which ranges from the Russian Far East to tropical Asia and New Guinea.[2]

Peracarpa
A small white flower among green grass-like leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Subfamily: Campanuloideae
Genus: Peracarpa
Hook.f. & Thomson (1857)
Species:
P. carnosa
Binomial name
Peracarpa carnosa
(Wall.) Hook.f. & Thomson (1857)
Synonyms[1]
  • Campanula carnosa Wall. (1824)
  • Campanula circaeoides F.Schmidt ex Miq. (1867)
  • Campanula ovata (D.Don) Spreng. (1827)
  • Peracarpa carnosa var. circaeoides (F.Schmidt ex Miq.) Makino (1940)
  • Peracarpa carnosa var. formosana H.Hara (1947)
  • Peracarpa carnosa var. kiusiana H.Hara (1947)
  • Peracarpa carnosa f. macrantha Nakai ex H.Hara (1947)
  • Peracarpa carnosa var. pumila H.Hara (1947)
  • Peracarpa circaeoides (F.Schmidt ex Miq.) Feer (1890)
  • Peracarpa luzonica Rolfe (1906)
  • Wahlenbergia ovata D.Don (1825)

Peracarpa is part of Peracarpeae, a small tribe with three genera: Homocodon, Heterocodon, and Peracarpa.[3] The systemic position of the Peracarpa is unclear since it has not been sampled within phylogenetic studies. [3]

References

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  1. ^ "Peracarpa carnosa (Wall.) Hook.f. & Thomson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 24 August 2024.
  2. ^ "Peracarpa Hook.f. & Thomson | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  3. ^ a b Zhou, Zhuo; Wen, Jun; Li, Guodong; Sun, Hang (2011-10-28). "Phylogenetic assessment and biogeographic analyses of tribe Peracarpeae (Campanulaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 298 (2): 323–336. doi:10.1007/s00606-011-0547-7. ISSN 0378-2697.