''Cyphocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the
Campanulaceae
The family Campanulaceae (also bellflower family), of the order Asterales, contains nearly 2400 species in 84 genera of herbaceous plants, shrubs, and rarely small trees, often with milky sap. Among them are several familiar garden plants belon ...
. It has been placed in its own subfamily, Cyphocarpoideae.
[Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards)]
"Campanulaceae"
''Angiosperm Phylogeny Website''. Retrieved 2022-04-23. It contains three known species, all
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsew ...
to
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
.
[Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. Continental Publishing, Deurne.]
* ''
Cyphocarpus innocuus
''Cyphocarpus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the Campanulaceae. It has been placed in its own subfamily, Cyphocarpoideae.Stevens, P.F. (2001 onwards)"Campanulaceae" ''Angiosperm Phylogeny Website''. Retrieved 2022-04-23. It contains three kn ...
''
Sandwith
* ''
Cyphocarpus psammophilus''
Ricardi
* ''
Cyphocarpus rigescens''
Miers
References
External links
Chile Flora, Image of ''Cyphocarpus rigescens''
Campanulaceae
Campanulaceae genera
Flora of Chile
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