Hyospathe

Hyospathe
Hyospathe elegans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Subfamily: Arecoideae
Tribe: Euterpeae
Genus: Hyospathe
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Hyospathe is a genus of flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to South America and Central America. It contains the following species:[1][2]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Hyospathe elegans Mart. Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guianas, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil
Hyospathe frontinensis A.J.Hend. Colombia
Hyospathe macrorhachis Burret Ecuador
Hyospathe peruviana A.J.Hend. Huánuco region of Perú
Hyospathe pittieri Burret Colombia, Panamá, Venezuela
Hyospathe wendlandiana Dammer ex Burret Colombia (Antioquia)
  1. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Govaerts, R. & Dransfield, J. (2005). World Checklist of Palms: 1-223. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.