Peltanthera

Peltanthera
	Polypremum/Peltanthera spp. A-C. Polypremum procumbens: A. Habitus. B/C. Flower. D-G. Peltanthera floribunda: D. Flower. E. Ovary. F/G. Anthers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	incertae sedis[1]
Genus:	Peltanthera; Benth.
Species:	P. floribunda
Binomial name
	Peltanthera floribunda; Benth.
Synonyms[2]
	Peltanthera costaricensis (Standl. & Steyerm.) Cuatrec.; Valerioa costaricensis Standl. & Steyerm.;

Peltanthera is a genus of flowering plants containing a single species, Peltanthera floribunda. The genus was originally placed in family Loganiaceae[3] and has since been variously placed in Buddlejaceae,[4] Scrophulariaceae,[5] Gesneriaceae,[6] or in its own family Peltantheraceae.[5][7] As of 2016, it is considered by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group to be unplaced in any family, but within the order Lamiales,[1] while Christenhusz et al (2017) placed it in family Gesneriaceae as subfamily Peltantheroideae.[8]

The plant is a tree with opposite leaf arrangement.[3] The leaves are large and elliptic in shape. It has white fragrant flowers in a cymose inflorescence with trichotomous branches. The calyx and corolla each have five lobes, and there are five stamens. The two locules of the ovary each contain many seeds.[3]

References

The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 181 (1): 1–20, doi:10.1111/boj.12385
"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 28 March 2015.
Bentham, George & Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Genera Plantarum, vol. 2, Reeve & Co., p. 797
The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 28 March 2015
Tropicos.org, retrieved 28 March 2015
ITIS, retrieved 28 March 2015
Eduardo Antonio Molinari-Novoa (2016), Two New Lamiid Families For The Americas (PDF), vol. 1, pp. 1–4, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-10, retrieved 2016-05-17
Christenhusz, Maarten J.M.; Fay, Michael F.; Chase, Mark W. (2017). Plants of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants. Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK: Kew Publishing and The University of Chicago Press. pp. 548–551. ISBN 9781842466360.

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[APGIV-1] The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2016), "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV", Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, 181 (1): 1–20, doi:10.1111/boj.12385

[2] "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 28 March 2015.

[Benth-3] Bentham, George & Hooker, Joseph Dalton, Genera Plantarum, vol. 2, Reeve & Co., p. 797

[4] The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 28 March 2015

[Tropicos-5] Tropicos.org, retrieved 28 March 2015

[6] ITIS, retrieved 28 March 2015

[7] Eduardo Antonio Molinari-Novoa (2016), Two New Lamiid Families For The Americas (PDF), vol. 1, pp. 1–4, archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-06-10, retrieved 2016-05-17

[8] Christenhusz, Maarten J.M.; Fay, Michael F.; Chase, Mark W. (2017). Plants of the World: An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Vascular Plants. Kew, Richmond, Surrey, UK: Kew Publishing and The University of Chicago Press. pp. 548–551. ISBN 9781842466360.