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Prosopanche

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Prosopanche

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Prosopanche is a group of parasitic plants described as a genus in 1868.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderPiperales
  5. FamilyHydnoraceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Argentina South, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Costa Rica, Paraguay, Peru
Observations recorded538

Prosopanche – rodzaj pozbawionych liści, bezzieleniowych roślin pasożytniczych z rodziny kokornakowatych (Aristolochiaceae). Należą do niego 3 gatunki występujące w Ameryce Południowej i w Środkowej.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
4
With media
1
Family
Hydnoraceae
Collections
MO, BRIT
Recorded in
Peru, Argentina

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Aristolochiaceae
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ProsopancheAmericanaCatamarcaArgentinaMusselman.jpg
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taxon name
Prosopanche
taxon rank
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Category:Prosopanche
Commons category
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Encyclopedic overview

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  • Taxonomy
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Prosopanche is a group of parasitic plants described as a genus in 1868.

It is native to South America and Central America.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Prosopanche” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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