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Phelpsiella

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Phelpsiella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Phelpsiella
Maguire
Species:
P. ptericaulis
Binomial name
Phelpsiella ptericaulis
Maguire

Phelpsiella is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1958.[1][2]

The only known species is Phelpsiella ptericaulis, endemic to the Cerro Parú of Amazonas State in southern Venezuela.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 28-29 descriptions in Latin, commentary and geographic information in English
  2. ^ Tropicos, Phelpsiella Maguire
  3. ^ Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.