Eriocaulaceae

This list of genera was made in September 2025 according to World Flora Online, Plants of the World Online, Stevens 2001 onwards (APWeb), and Andrino et al. 2025. This list includes only genera present in our herbaria: M and MSB.

All genera (accepted genera in bold)Stored underSynonyms included
Actinocephalus (Körn.) SanoPaepalanthus Mart.
Blastocaulon RuhlandPaepalanthus Mart.
Carptotepala MoldenkeSyngonanthus Ruhling
Comanthera L.B.Sm.
Eriocaulon L.
Lachnocaulon KunthPaepalanthus Mart.
Leiothrix Ruhland
Mesanthemum Körn.
Monosperma (Hensold) Andrino (prev. under Paepalanthus Mart.)
Paepalanthus Mart.Actinocephalus (Körn.) Sano, Blastocaulon Ruhling, Lachnocaulon Kunth, Tonina Aubl.
Philodice Mart.Syngonanthus Ruhling
Rondonanthus Herzog
Syngonanthus RuhlingPhilodice Mart.
Tonina Aubl.Paepalanthus Mart.

References

  • Andrino, C.O., Barbosa-Silva, R.G., Siniscalchi, C., Baleeiro, P.C., da Costa, F.N., Dabydeen, L., Missagia, R., Jobson, R.W., Plunkett, G.M., Sano, P.T., Simon, M.F., Torke, B. and Viana, P.L. (2025). Phylogenomic evidence reveals non-monophyly of Paepalanthoideae (Eriocaulaceae) and challenges the broad concept of Paepalanthus. Taxon, 74, 1054-1066. https://doi.org/10.1002/tax.13359
  • Stevens, P. F. (2001 onwards). Angiosperm Phylogeny Website. Version 14, July 2017 [and more or less continuously updated since].

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