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Genus of flowering plants in the honeysuckle family Caprifoliaceae From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pterocephalus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Caprifoliaceae. It comprises 34 species[1] of herbs and shrubs ranging from the Mediterranean to central Asia, the Himalayas, and tropical Africa.[2][1]
Pterocephalus | |
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Pterocephalus porphyranthus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Dipsacales |
Family: | Caprifoliaceae |
Subfamily: | Dipsacoideae |
Genus: | Pterocephalus Vaill. ex Adans. (1763) |
Species[1] | |
34; see text | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Coulterella Tiegh. (1909), nom. illeg. |
From Greek πτερον, pteron, a wing, and κεφαλη, kephale, a head, in reference to the receptacle of the flowers being villous or chaffy.[3]
34 species are accepted.[1]
Pterothamnus centennii (M.J.Cannon) V.Mayer & Ehrend. (as Pterocephalus centennii M.J.Cannon)[4]
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