Thyrsanthemum

Thyrsanthemum
Thyrsanthemum floribundum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Subfamily: Commelinoideae
Tribe: Tradescantieae
Subtribe: Thyrsanthemineae
Genus:
Pichon
Type species
Thyrsanthemum floribundum
(M.Martens & Galeotti) Pichon
Synonyms[1]

Gibasoides D.R.Hunt

Thyrsanthemum is a genus of plants in the Commelinaceae, first described in 1946. The entire genus is endemic to Mexico.[2][3][4]

Species

Four species are accepted.[1][2]

  • Thyrsanthemum floribundum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Pichon - Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Michoacán, Hidalgo, Puebla
  • Thyrsanthemum goldianum D.R.Hunt - Guerrero, Michoacán, México State, Nayarit
  • Thyrsanthemum laxiflorum (C.B.Clarke) M.Pell. & Espejo – central and southwestern Mexico
  • Thyrsanthemum macrophyllum (Greenm.) Rohweder - Oaxaca

References

  1. ^ a b "Thyrsanthemum Pichon". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ^ Hunt, D. R. 1993. Commelinaceae. 13: 130–201. In R. McVaugh (ed.) Flora Novo-Galiciana. The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
  4. ^ García-Mendoza, A. J. & J. Meave del Castillo. 2011. Diversidad Florística de Oaxaca: de Musgos a Angispermas 1–351. Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria