Phelpsiella Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/44052929#page/40/mode/1up Maguire, Bassett. 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 28-29
  2. http://www.tropicos.org/Name/40006506 Tropicos, Phelpsiella Maguire
  3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=257735 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.