Pfaffia is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae.[1][2][3]
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| Pfaffia townsendii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Gomphrenoideae |
| Genus: | Pfaffia Mart. |
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Species
editAs of April 2022[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]
- Pfaffia acutifolia (Moq.) O.Stützer
- Pfaffia aphylla Suess.
- Pfaffia argyrea Pedersen
- Pfaffia brunae Marchior.
- Pfaffia cipoana Marchior., Miotto & J.C.Siqueira
- Pfaffia densipellita Borsch
- Pfaffia denudata (Moq.) Kuntze
- Pfaffia elata R.E.Fr.
- Pfaffia eriocephala Suess.
- Pfaffia fruticulosa Suess.
- Pfaffia glabrata Mart.
- Pfaffia gleasonii Suess.
- Pfaffia glomerata (Spreng.) Pedersen
- Pfaffia gnaphalioides (L.f.) Mart.
- Pfaffia helichrysoides (Moq.) Kuntze
- Pfaffia hirtula Mart.
- Pfaffia iresinoides (Kunth) Spreng.
- Pfaffia jubata Mart.
- Pfaffia minarum Pedersen
- Pfaffia miraflorensis Agudello & P.Franco
- Pfaffia ninae Pedersen
- Pfaffia nudicaulis Suess.
- Pfaffia patiensis Agudelo
- Pfaffia rotundifolia Pedersen
- Pfaffia rupestris Marchior., Miotto & J.C.Siqueira
- Pfaffia sarcophylla Pedersen
- Pfaffia sericantha (Mart.) Pedersen
- Pfaffia siqueiriana Marchior. & Miotto
- Pfaffia tayronensis Agudelo
- Pfaffia townsendii Pedersen
- Pfaffia tuberculosa Pedersen
- Pfaffia tuberosa (Spreng.) Hicken
- Pfaffia velutina Mart.
Former species
edit- Pfaffia paniculata - Suma root, Brazilian ginseng, now classified as Hebanthe erianthos
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b c "Pfaffia Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
- ^ "Pfaffia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Pfaffia at USDA PLANTS Database
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