Penthorum is a genus of plants in the order Saxifragales. They are erect herbaceous perennials about half a meter tall. The genus consists of two species, one from east Asia and one from eastern North America.[2] It is variously classified in the family Saxifragaceae[2] or its own family Penthoraceae.[1][4] Its closest relatives may be in Haloragaceae.[2]
| Penthorum | |
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| Penthorum chinense | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Saxifragales |
| Family: | Penthoraceae Rydb. ex Britt.[1] |
| Genus: | Penthorum L. |
| Type species | |
| P. sedoides L. | |
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| The range of Penthorum. | |
References
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- ^ a b Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (2009). "An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG III" (PDF). Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 161 (2): 105–121. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2009.00996.x. hdl:10654/18083. Retrieved 2013-07-06.
- ^ a b c d "Penthorum Linnaeus". Flora of China.
- ^ "Penthorum sedoides L." Flora of Missouri.
- ^ "Penthoraceae Rydb. ex Britton, nom. cons". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Archived from the original on 2009-05-06. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
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