Ophiocaryon
| Ophiocaryon | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Proteales |
| Family: | Sabiaceae |
| Genus: | Endl. |
| Species | |
| See text | |
| Synonyms | |
| Phoxanthus Benth. | |
Ophiocaryon is a small genus of flowering plants in the family Sabiaceae found mainly in the Guayana Shield and Amazon basin in South America.[1]
Species
- Ophiocaryon neillii Aymard & Daly (Ecuador)
- Ophiocaryon klugii Barneby (Brazil, Colombia, Peru)
- Ophiocaryon heterophyllum (Benth.) Urban (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru)
- Ophiocaryon chironectes Barneby (Brazil-Guyana border
- Ophiocaryon duckei Barneby (Brazil, Peru
- Ophiocaryon paradoxum R. Schomburgk (Guyana)
- Ophiocaryon maguirei Barneby (Guyana)
References
- ^ Aymard, Gerardo A..; Daly, Douglas C. (2006). "Two New Species of Ophiocaryon (Sabiaceae) from South America". Brittonia. 58 (3): 270–76. doi:10.1663/0007-196x(2006)58[270:tnsoos]2.0.co;2. JSTOR 4099025.