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Polycarpaea
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Polycarpaea is a genus of plant
in family Caryophyllaceae
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Caryophyllaceae
Caryophyllaceae
The Caryophyllaceae, commonly called the pink family or carnation family, is a family of flowering plants. It is included in the dicotyledon order Caryophyllales in the APG III system, alongside 33 other families, including Amaranthaceae, Cactaceae and Polygonaceae...
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Polycarpaea akkensis, Maire.
- Polycarpaea aristata, Chr.Sm.
- Polycarpaea balfouriiPolycarpaea balfouriiPolycarpaea balfourii is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.-References:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Briq. - Polycarpaea caespitosaPolycarpaea caespitosaPolycarpaea caespitosa is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests, subtropical or tropical dry shrubland, and rocky areas.-References:...
, Balf.f.Isaac Bayley BalfourSir Isaac Bayley Balfour FRS FRSE was a Scottish botanist. He was the son of John Hutton Balfour who was also a botanist.-Biography:... - Polycarpaea carnosa, Chr.Sm.
- Polycarpaea clavifolia, M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea corymbosa, (L.) Lam.
- Polycarpaea divaricata, Aiton.
- Polycarpaea filifolia, Webb ex Christ.
- Polycarpaea gaudichaudii, Gagnepain.
- Polycarpaea gayi, Webb.
- Polycarpaea guardafuiensis, M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea hassalensisPolycarpaea hassalensisPolycarpaea hassalensis is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.-Source:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, D.F.Chamb. - Polycarpaea hayoidesPolycarpaea hayoidesPolycarpaea hayoides is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and plantations .-References:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, D.F.Chamb. - Polycarpaea kuriensisPolycarpaea kuriensisPolycarpaea kuriensis is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry shrubland and rocky areas.-Source:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Wagner - Polycarpaea latifolia, Poiret.
- Polycarpaea nivea, Aiton.
- Polycarpaea paulayanaPolycarpaea paulayanaPolycarpaea paulayana is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family. It is endemic to Yemen. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.-Source:* Miller, A. 2004. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Wagner - Polycarpaea pulvinata, M.Gilbert.
- Polycarpaea repens, (Forsskal) Ascherson & Schweinf.
- Polycarpaea robbairea, (Kunze) Greuter & Burdet.
- Polycarpaea smithii, Link.
- Polycarpaea somalensis, Engl.
- Polycarpaea spicataPolycarpaea spicataPolycarpaea spicata is a species of plant in the Caryophyllaceae family.Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.Distribution; North West of India, Arabia, Egypt, N. Australia....
, WightRobert WightRobert Wight was a Scottish surgeon and botanist who spent 30 years in India. He studied botany in Edinburgh under John Hope. He was the director of the Botanic Garden in Madras. He made use of local artists to make illustrations of the plants around him...
ex Arn. - Polycarpaea tenuis, Webb ex Christ.
- Polycarpaea ventiversa, M.Gilbert.