Rhopalephora

Rhopalephora is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the family Commelinaceae, first described in 1864. It is native to Asia, Madagascar, and a few islands in the Pacific.^[1][2]

Species^[1]

• Rhopalephora micrantha (Vahl) Faden - Java
• Rhopalephora rugosa (H.Perrier) Faden - Madagascar
• Rhopalephora scaberrima (Blume) Faden - China (including Taiwan + Tibet), Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Borneo, Java, Philippines
• Rhopalephora vitiensis (Seem.) Faden - Maluku, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga

Rhopalephora
Rhopalephora scaberrima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Subfamily:	Commelinoideae
Tribe:	Commelineae
Genus:	Rhopalephora Hassk.
Type species
Rhopalephora micrantha (Vahl) Faden
Synonyms[1]
Piletocarpus Hassk.