Schizopetalon

Schizopetalon
Schizopetalon maritimum in Chile
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Brassicaceae
Genus:	Schizopetalon Sims[1]
Species
See text
Synonyms[1]
Perreymondia Barnéoud Schizopetalum DC., orth. var.

Schizopetalon is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae.

It is native to western South America. Schizopetalon tenuifolium is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.

Species

As of July 2024^[update], Plants of the World Online accepts these species:[1]

• Schizopetalon arcuatum Al-Shehbaz
• Schizopetalon bipinnatifidum Phil.
• Schizopetalon biseriatum Phil.
• Schizopetalon brachycarpum Al-Shehbaz
• Schizopetalon corymbosum Al-Shehbaz
• Schizopetalon dentatum (Barnéoud) Gilg & Muschl.
• Schizopetalon maipoanum Ravenna
• Schizopetalon maritimum Barnéoud
• Schizopetalon rupestre Reiche
• Schizopetalon tenuifolium Phil.
• Schizopetalon walkeri Sims — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers.[2]

References

1. "Schizopetalon Sims". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
2. Freedictionary.com: Schizopetalon

• Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

External links

• Schizopetalum in Flora of Chile @ efloras.org