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Rhopalephora

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Commelinaceae

Tribe
  
Commelineae

Rank
  
Genus

Order
  
Commelinales

Subfamily
  
Commelinoideae

Higher classification
  
Commelineae

Similar
  
Commelinaceae, Belosynapsis, Cartonema, Amischotolype

Rhopalephora is a genus of monocotyledonous flowering plants in the dayflower family, first described in 1864. It is native to Asia, Madagascar, and a few islands in the Pacific.

Species
  1. Rhopalephora micrantha (Vahl) Faden - Java
  2. Rhopalephora rugosa (H.Perrier) Faden - Madagascar
  3. Rhopalephora scaberrima (Blume) Faden - China (including Taiwan + Tibet), Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, Borneo, Java, Philippines
  4. Rhopalephora vitiensis (Seem.) Faden - Maluku, Fiji, Samoa, Tonga

References

Rhopalephora Wikipedia