Anthopterus

Anthopterus
Anthopterus wardii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Tribe: Vaccinieae
Genus: Anthopterus
Hook.
Type species
Anthopterus racemosus Hook.
Synonyms

Thibaudia subg. Anthopterus (Hook.) Hoerold

Anthopterus is a genus of flowering plants in the family Ericaceae native to the region from Costa Rica to Peru.

Taxonomy

It was described by William Jackson Hooker in 1839 with Anthopterus racemosus Hook. as the type species.

Etymology

The generic name Anthopterus is derived from the Greek anthos meaning flower and pteron meaning wing.

Species

It has 12 species:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Missouri Botanical Garden. (n.d.-c). Anthopterus Hook. Tropicos. Retrieved March 20, 2025, from https://www.tropicos.org/name/40016401
  2. 1 2 "Anthopterus Hook. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  3. ↑ Quattrocchi, U. (2016). CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology (5 Volume Set). p. 325. Vereinigtes Königreich: CRC Press.