''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of
plants in the family
Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by
Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic
Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...
analysis showed that the genus is
polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three distinct
clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, ...
s. One of these, a group of species related to ''P. corymbosa'', has acquired the
photosynthetic pathway.
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Selected species
It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
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Polycarpaea akkensis''
Maire.
* ''
Polycarpaea aristata''
Chr.Sm.
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Polycarpaea balfourii
''Polycarpaea balfourii'' is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characteri ...
''
Briq.
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Polycarpaea caespitosa
''Polycarpaea caespitosa'' is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, o ...
''
Balf.f.
Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, KBE, FRS, FRSE (31 March 1853 – 30 November 1922) was a Scottish botanist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow from 1879 to 1885, Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxf ...
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Polycarpaea carnosa
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
Chr.Sm.
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Polycarpaea clavifolia
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
M.Gilbert.
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Polycarpaea corymbosa''
(L.) Lam.
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Polycarpaea divaricata
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
Aiton.
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Polycarpaea filifolia
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
Webb ex Christ.
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Polycarpaea gaudichaudii''
Gagnepain.
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Polycarpaea gayi''
Webb.
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Polycarpaea guardafuiensis
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
M.Gilbert.
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Polycarpaea hassalensis
''Polycarpaea hassalensis'' is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characte ...
''
D.F.Chamb.
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Polycarpaea hayoides
''Polycarpaea hayoides'' is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and plantation
A plantation is an agricultural estate, generally centered on ...
''
D.F.Chamb.
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Polycarpaea kuriensis
''Polycarpaea kuriensis'' is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characteri ...
''
Wagner
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Polycarpaea latifolia
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
Poiret.
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Polycarpaea nivea
''Polycarpaea nivea'' is a species of flowering plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The species was described by William Aiton in 1828 as ''Achyranthes nivea'', and it was placed in the genus ''Polycarpaea'' by Philip Barker Webb in 1849. The s ...
''
Aiton.
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Polycarpaea paulayana
''Polycarpaea paulayana'' is a species of plant in the family Caryophyllaceae. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland
Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community characteriz ...
''
Wagner
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Polycarpaea pulvinata
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
M.Gilbert.
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Polycarpaea repens
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
(Forsskal) Ascherson & Schweinf.
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Polycarpaea robbairea
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
(Kunze) Greuter & Burdet.
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Polycarpaea smithii
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
Link.
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Polycarpaea somalensis
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
Engl.
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Polycarpaea spicata''
Wight ex Arn.
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Polycarpaea tenuis
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
Webb ex Christ.
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Polycarpaea ventiversa
''Polycarpaea'' is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three di ...
''
M.Gilbert.
References
Caryophyllaceae genera
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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