Paepalanthus

Paepalanthus
Paepalanthus chiquitensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Eriocaulaceae
Genus:	Paepalanthus Mart.
Synonyms[1]
Dupatya Vell. Cladocaulon Gardner Blastocaulon Ruhland Moldenkeanthus Morat

Paepalanthus is a genus of plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. The genus is largely restricted to the campos rupestres of the Espinhaço Range and adjacent mountains, with few species in the Serra da Mantiqueira complex, restingas of the coast of Brazil, and a disjunct distribution (Paepalanthus subg. Platycaulon) in the Andean paramo.

In 2023, the most extensive study of the genus was published with molecular analyzes and new morphological data, along with the broadest sampling of inflorescences in the family. Since then, the genus has been recognized as monophyletic with 257 species.[2]

Selected species

• Paepalanthus bromelioides Silveira
• Paepalanthus celsus Tissot-Sq.

References

1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. Andrino, Caroline Oliveira; Costa, Fabiane Nepomuceno; Simon, Marcelo Fragomeni; Missagia, Rafaela Velloso; Sano, Paulo Takeo (2023). "Eriocaulaceae: A new classification system based on morphological evolution and molecular evidence". Taxon. 72 (3): 515–549. doi:10.1002/tax.12915. ISSN 0040-0262. S2CID 258195228.

Further reading

• Marcio Cabral (9 February 2018). "Winning photos from the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2018, overall winner Cerrado Sunrise, a landscape of Paepalanthus chiquitensis in the Cerrado, Brazil". BBC News. Retrieved 9 February 2018.