''Pfaffia'' is a

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of plants in the

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Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...

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Species

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accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffia brunae'' Marchior. *'' Pfaffia cipoana'' Marchior., Miotto & J.C.Siqueira *'' Pfaffia densipellita'' Borsch *'' Pfaffia denudata'' (Moq.) Kuntze *'' Pfaffia elata'' R.E.Fr. *'' Pfaffia eriocephala'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia fruticulosa'' Suess. *''

Pfaffia glabrata ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' Mart. *'' Pfaffia gleasonii'' Suess. *''

Pfaffia glomerata ''Pfaffia glomerata'' is a medicinal plant native to Argentina, Bolivia, Cerrado, and Pantanal vegetation Vegetation is an assemblage of plant species and the ground cover they provide. It is a general term, without specific reference to par ...

'' (Spreng.) Pedersen *'' Pfaffia gnaphalioides'' (L.f.) Mart. *'' Pfaffia helichrysoides'' (Moq.) Kuntze *'' Pfaffia hirtula'' Mart. *'' Pfaffia iresinoides'' (Kunth) Spreng. *'' Pfaffia jubata'' Mart. *'' Pfaffia minarum'' Pedersen *''

Pfaffia miraflorensis ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' Agudello & P.Franco *''

Pfaffia ninae ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' Pedersen *''

Pfaffia nudicaulis ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' Suess. *''

Pfaffia patiensis ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' Agudelo *''

Pfaffia rotundifolia ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' Pedersen *''

Pfaffia rupestris ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' Marchior., Miotto & J.C.Siqueira *''

Pfaffia sarcophylla ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' Pedersen *''

Pfaffia sericantha ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' (Mart.) Pedersen *'' Pfaffia siqueiriana'' Marchior. & Miotto *'' Pfaffia tayronensis'' Agudelo *'' Pfaffia townsendii'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffia tuberculosa'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffia tuberosa'' (Spreng.) Hicken *'' Pfaffia velutina'' Mart.

Former species

*''Pfaffia paniculata'' - Suma root, Brazilian ginseng, now classified as '' Hebanthe erianthos''

Footnotes

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius {{Amaranthaceae-stub