Phainantha is a small genus of herbaceous climbers restricted to South America. It is a disjunct genus containing five species,[1] four of which are found in the Guyana Shield tepuyes region while the fifth is endemic to the Cordillera del Condor in Ecuador.[2]
| Phainantha | |
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| Phainantha shuariorum in the Cordillera del Condor. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Phainantha Gleason |
Species
edit- Phainantha laxiflora (Triana) Gleason
- Phainantha maguirei Wurdack
- Phainantha myrteoloides Wurdack
- Phainantha shuariorum C.Ulloa & D.A.Neill
- Phainantha steyermarkii Wurdack
References
edit- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Phainantha Gleason". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ Ulloa Ulloa, C. & Neill, D.A. (2006). "Phainantha shuariorum (Melastomataceae), una especie nueva de la Cordillera del Cóndor, Ecuador, disyunta de un género guayanés". Novon: A Journal for Botanical Nomenclature. 16 (2): 281–285. doi:10.3417/1055-3177(2006)16[281:PSMUEN]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 86227583.