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Polycarpaea is a genus of plants in the family Caryophyllaceae. It contains 79 species native to tropical and subtropical regions of South America, Africa and Madagascar, the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, southern China, Taiwan, the Philippines, New Guinea, and Australia. The genus was named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck in 1792.
Molecular phylogenetic analysis showed that the genus is polyphyletic and needs to be redefined. It falls into three distinct clades. One of these, a group of species related to P. corymbosa, has acquired the C4 photosynthetic pathway.




Species


79 species are accepted.

Polycarpaea akkensis Coss. ex Maire.
Polycarpaea angustipetala H.Perrier
Polycarpaea arenaria Gagnep.
Polycarpaea arida Pedley
Polycarpaea aristata Chr.Sm.
Polycarpaea aurea (Wight) Wight & Arn. ex B.D.Jacks.
Polycarpaea balfourii Briq.
Polycarpaea barbellata V.S.A.Kumar, S.Arya, V.Suresh & Alen Alex
Polycarpaea basaltica Thulin
Polycarpaea billei Lebrun
Polycarpaea breviflora F.Muell.
Polycarpaea caboverdeana Rivas Mart., Lousã, J.C.Costa & Maria C.Duarte
Polycarpaea caespitosa Balf.f.
Polycarpaea carnosa Chr.Sm.
Polycarpaea clavifolia M.Gilbert.
Polycarpaea corymbosa (L.) Lam.
Polycarpaea diffusa Wight ex Arn.
Polycarpaea divaricata Aiton.
Polycarpaea douliotii Danguy
Polycarpaea ebracteata S.Arya, V.S.A.Kumar, V.Suresh & Alen Alex
Polycarpaea eriantha Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Polycarpaea fallax Pedley
Polycarpaea filifolia Webb ex Christ.
Polycarpaea gamopetala Berhaut
Polycarpaea garuensis J.-P.Lebrun
Polycarpaea gaudichaudii Gagnepain.
Polycarpaea gayi Webb.
Polycarpaea grahamii Turrill
Polycarpaea guardafuiensis M.Gilbert.
Polycarpaea hassalensis D.F.Chamb.
Polycarpaea haufensis A.G.Mill.
Polycarpaea hayoides D.F.Chamb.
Polycarpaea helichrysoides H.Perrier
Polycarpaea holtzei Maiden & Betche
Polycarpaea inaequalifolia Engl. & Gilg
Polycarpaea incana Cowie
Polycarpaea involucrata F.Muell.
Polycarpaea jazirensis R.A.Clement
Polycarpaea kuriensis Wagner
Polycarpaea latifolia Poiret.
Polycarpaea linearifolia (DC.) DC.
Polycarpaea longiflora F.Muell.
Polycarpaea majumdariana Venu, Muthuk. & P.Daniel
Polycarpaea microceps Cowie
Polycarpaea multicaulis Cowie
Polycarpaea nivea Aiton.
Polycarpaea palakkadensis V.S.A.Kumar, Sindhu Arya & V.Suresh
Polycarpaea paulayana Wagner
Polycarpaea philippioides H.Perrier
Polycarpaea pobeguinii Berhaut
Polycarpaea poggei Pax
Polycarpaea psammophila V.Suresh, V.S.A.Kumar, S.Arya & Alen Alex
Polycarpaea pulvinata M.Gilbert.
Polycarpaea rangaiahiana Geethakum., Deepu & Viji
Polycarpaea repens (Forsskal) Ascherson & Schweinf.
Polycarpaea rheophytica Cheek
Polycarpaea robbairea (Kunze) Greuter & Burdet.
Polycarpaea robusta (Pit.) G.Kunkel
Polycarpaea rosulans (Gagnep.) Gagnep.
Polycarpaea rubioides H.Perrier
Polycarpaea smithii Link.
Polycarpaea somalensis Engl.
Polycarpaea spicata Wight ex Arn.
Polycarpaea spirostylis F.Muell.
Polycarpaea staminodina F.Muell.
Polycarpaea stellata (Willd.) Coyte
Polycarpaea stylosa Gagnep.
Polycarpaea sumbana K.Bakker
Polycarpaea tenax Cowie
Polycarpaea tenuifolia (Willd.) Coyte
Polycarpaea tenuis Webb ex Christ.
Polycarpaea tenuistyla Turrill
Polycarpaea thymoidea Gagnep.
Polycarpaea timorensis K.Bakker
Polycarpaea umbrosa R.L.Barrett
Polycarpaea ventiversa M.Gilbert.
Polycarpaea violacea (Mart.) Benth.
Polycarpaea zollingeri (Fenzl) K.Bakker




References



Media related to Polycarpaea at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Polycarpaea at Wikispecies

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Caryophyllaceae
• Polycarpaea
• Polycarpaea spicata
• Polycarpaea caespitosa
• Polycarpaea nivea
• Polycarpaea hayoides
• Polycarpaea kuriensis
• Polycarpaea balfourii
• Polycarpaea paulayana
• Polycarpaea hassalensis
• List of C4 plants