Mesanthemum
| Mesanthemum | |
|---|---|
| |
| M. africanum | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Eriocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Mesanthemum Körn. |
Mesanthemum is a genus of flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae, first described in 1856. It is native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.[1][2]
Species
[edit]16 species are accepted.[1]
- Mesanthemum africanum Moldenke – Mozambique, Zimbabwe
- Mesanthemum albidum Lecomte – Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone
- Mesanthemum alenicola S.M.Phillips – Equatorial Guinea
- Mesanthemum angustitepalum Kimp – Zaïre
- Mesanthemum auratum Lecomte – Guinea, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Guinea-Bissau
- Mesanthemum bennae Jacq.-Fél – Guinea
- Mesanthemum cupricola Kimp – Zaïre
- Mesanthemum glabrum Kimp – Zaïre, Angola, Zambia
- Mesanthemum jaegeri Jacq.-Fél – Ivory Coast, Sierra Leone, Nigeria, Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville
- Mesanthemum pilosum Kimp – Zaïre, Angola, Zambia, Malawi
- Mesanthemum prescottianum (Bong.) Körn. – Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Sierra Leone, Gabon
- Mesanthemum pubescens (Lam.) Körn. – Madagascar
- Mesanthemum radicans (Benth.) Körn. – widespread from Liberia east to Tanzania, south to Mozambique
- Mesanthemum reductum H.E.Hess – Congo-Brazzaville, Angola
- Mesanthemum tuberosum Lecomte - Guinea
- Mesanthemum variabile Kimp – Zaïre, Zambia
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mesanthemum Körn". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
- ^ Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.