Evodianthus

Evodianthus is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1857. It contains only one known species, Evodianthus funifer , native to Trinidad & Tobago, Central America (Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua) and northern South America (N Brazil, the Guianas, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru).[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Evodianthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Monocots
Order:Pandanales
Family:Cyclanthaceae
Genus:Evodianthus
Oerst.
Species:
E. funifer
Binomial name
Evodianthus funifer
(Poit.) Lindm.
Synonyms[1]
  • Ludovia funifera Poit.
  • Salmia funifera (Poit.) Spreng.
  • Carludovica funifera (Poit.) Kunth
  • Ludovia subacaulis Poit.
  • Carludovica subacaulis (Poit.) Kunth
  • Evodianthus angustifolius Oerst.
  • Carludovica chelidonura Drude
  • Carludovica oerstedii Hemsl.
  • Evodianthus freyreissii Lindm.
  • Carludovica coronata Gleason
Subspecies[1]
  • Evodianthus funifer subsp. fendlerianus Harding - Aragua State in Venezuela
  • Evodianthus funifer subsp. funifer - most of species range
  • Evodianthus funifer subsp. peruvianus Harling - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
  • Evodianthus funifer subsp. trailianus (Drude) Harling - Guianas, Colombia, Peru, NW Brazil

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