Krapovickasia

Krapovickasia is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family Malvaceae, disjunctly distributed in Mexico, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina. Perennial herbs, they have yellowish to peach or faded rose colored flowers.[2]

Krapovickasia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Subfamily: Malvoideae
Tribe: Malveae
Genus: Krapovickasia
Fryxell[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Physalastrum Monteiro

Species

Currently accepted species include:

  • Krapovickasia flavescens (Cav.) Fryxell
  • Krapovickasia macrodon (DC.) Fryxell
  • Krapovickasia physaloides (C.Presl) Fryxell
  • Krapovickasia urticifolia (A.St.-Hil.) Fryxell

References
  1. Brittonia 30: 456 (1978)
  2. Bayer, Clemens; Kubitzki, Klaus (2013). The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants: Flowering Plants. Dicotyledons: Malvales, Capparales and Non-betalain Caryophyllales. Vol. V. p. 295. ISBN 9783662072554.
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