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Anthopterus
Sign in to saveAnthopterus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae native to the region from Costa Rica to Peru.
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GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
Anthopterus (лат.) — род растений семейства Вересковые.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 16
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Collections
- MO, BRIT, NY
- Recorded in
- Ecuador, Colombia, Peru
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Etymology
- Species
- References
Anthopterus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae native to the region from Costa Rica to Peru.
==Taxonomy== It was described by William Jackson Hooker in 1839 with Anthopterus racemosus as the type species. ===Etymology=== The generic name Anthopterus is derived from the Greek anthos meaning flower and pteron meaning wing. ===Species=== It has 12 species: Anthopterus costaricensis Anthopterus cuneatus Anthopterus ecuadorensis Anthopterus gentryi Anthopterus molaui Anthopterus oliganthus Anthopterus pterotus Anthopterus racemosus Anthopterus revolutus Anthopterus schultzeae Anthopterus verticillatus Anthopterus wardii
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Anthopterus” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.