Pfaffia

Pfaffia
Pfaffia townsendii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Gomphrenoideae
Genus:	Pfaffia Mart.
Species
See text.
Synonyms[1]
Sertuernera Mart.

Pfaffia is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae.[1][2][3]

Species

As 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

• Pfaffia paniculata - Suma root, Brazilian ginseng, now classified as Hebanthe erianthos

Footnotes

1. "Pfaffia Mart". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
2. "Pfaffia". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
3. Pfaffia at USDA PLANTS Database