Polycarpaea Explained
Polycarpaea is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It contains 79 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa and Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Australia. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three distinct clades. One of these, a group of species related to P. corymbosa, has acquired the photosynthetic pathway.[1]
Species
79 species are accepted.
- Polycarpaea akkensis Coss. ex Maire.
- Polycarpaea angustipetala
- Polycarpaea arenaria
- Polycarpaea arida
- Polycarpaea aristata Chr.Sm.
- Polycarpaea aurea
- Polycarpaea balfourii Briq.
- Polycarpaea barbellata
- Polycarpaea basaltica
- Polycarpaea billei
- Polycarpaea breviflora
- Polycarpaea caboverdeana
- Polycarpaea caespitosa Balf.f.
- Polycarpaea carnosa Chr.Sm.
- Polycarpaea clavifolia M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea corymbosa (L.) Lam.
- Polycarpaea diffusa
- Polycarpaea divaricata Aiton.
- Polycarpaea douliotii
- Polycarpaea ebracteata
- Polycarpaea eriantha
- Polycarpaea fallax
- Polycarpaea filifolia Webb ex Christ.
- Polycarpaea gamopetala
- Polycarpaea garuensis
- Polycarpaea gaudichaudii Gagnepain.
- Polycarpaea gayi Webb.
- Polycarpaea grahamii
- Polycarpaea guardafuiensis M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea hassalensis D.F.Chamb.
- Polycarpaea haufensis
- Polycarpaea hayoides D.F.Chamb.
- Polycarpaea helichrysoides
- Polycarpaea holtzei
- Polycarpaea inaequalifolia
- Polycarpaea incana
- Polycarpaea involucrata
- Polycarpaea jazirensis
- Polycarpaea kuriensis Wagner
- Polycarpaea latifolia Poiret.
- Polycarpaea linearifolia
- Polycarpaea longiflora
- Polycarpaea majumdariana
- Polycarpaea microceps
- Polycarpaea multicaulis
- Polycarpaea nivea Aiton.
- Polycarpaea palakkadensis
- Polycarpaea paulayana Wagner
- Polycarpaea philippioides
- Polycarpaea pobeguinii
- Polycarpaea poggei
- Polycarpaea psammophila
- Polycarpaea pulvinata M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea rangaiahiana
- Polycarpaea repens (Forsskal) Ascherson & Schweinf.
- Polycarpaea rheophytica
- Polycarpaea robbairea (Kunze) Greuter & Burdet.
- Polycarpaea robusta
- Polycarpaea rosulans
- Polycarpaea rubioides
- Polycarpaea smithii Link.
- Polycarpaea somalensis Engl.
- Polycarpaea spicata Wight ex Arn.
- Polycarpaea spirostylis
- Polycarpaea staminodina
- Polycarpaea stellata
- Polycarpaea stylosa
- Polycarpaea sumbana
- Polycarpaea tenax
- Polycarpaea tenuifolia
- Polycarpaea tenuis Webb ex Christ.
- Polycarpaea tenuistyla
- Polycarpaea thymoidea
- Polycarpaea timorensis
- Polycarpaea umbrosa
- Polycarpaea ventiversa M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea violacea
- Polycarpaea zollingeri
Notes and References
- Kool . Annaleen . 2012 . Desert plants and deserted islands: systematics and ethnobotany in Caryophyllaceae . 978-91-554-8471-2 . 35–36 . PhD thesis . Uppsala University . 23 June 2018.
