Penthorum
Penthorum chinense
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Saxifragales
Family: Penthoraceae
Rydb. ex Britt.[1]
Genus: Penthorum
L.
Type species
P. sedoides L.
Species

Penthorum chinense[2]
Penthorum sedoides[3]

The range of Penthorum.

Penthorum is a genus of plants in the order Saxifragales. They are erect herbaceous perennials about half a meter tall. The genus consists of two species, one from east Asia and one from eastern North America.[2] It is variously classified in the family Saxifragaceae[2] or its own family Penthoraceae.[1][4] Its closest relatives may be in Haloragaceae.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Penthorum Linnaeus". Flora of China.
  3. ↑ "Penthorum sedoides L." Flora of Missouri.
  4. ↑ "Penthoraceae Rydb. ex Britton, nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-02-15.


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