Leiothrix (plant)
Genus of flowering plants
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Leiothrix is a genus of flowering plants in the family Eriocaulaceae. It is native to tropical South America.[1][2]
| Leiothrix | |
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| Leiothrix flavescens var alpina Moldenke | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Eriocaulaceae |
| Genus: | Leiothrix L.B.Sm. |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Stephanophyllum Guill. | |
Species
39 species are accepted.[1]
- Leiothrix angustifolia (Körn.) Ruhland – Bahia
- Leiothrix argentea Silveira – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix argyroderma Ruhland – southeastern Brazil
- Leiothrix arrecta Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix beckii (Szyszyl. ex Wawra) Ruhland – Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro
- Leiothrix bracteosa (Herzog) Giul. – Bahia
- Leiothrix celiae Moldenke – Cerro Yutajé in Amazonas State of Venezuela
- Leiothrix cipoensis Giul – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix crassifolia (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix curvifolia (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix distichoclada Herzog – Bahia
- Leiothrix echinocephala Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix flagellaris (Guill.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix flavescens (Bong.) Ruhland – Guyana, Venezuela, Brazil, Peru, Bolivia
- Leiothrix fluitans (Mart. ex Körn.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix fulgida Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix glauca Silveira – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix gomesii Silveira – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix graminea (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix hirsuta (Wikstr.) Ruhland – eastern Brazil
- Leiothrix linearis Silveira – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix longipes Silveira – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix luxurians (Körn.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix mucronata (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix pilulifera (Körn.) Ruhland – eastern Brazil
- Leiothrix plantago (Mart. ex Körn.) Giul. – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix prolifera (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix propinqua (Körn.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix raymondii Giul. & D.M.Silva – Bahia
- Leiothrix restingensis (Moldenke) Giul. – Bahia
- Leiothrix rufula (A.St.-Hil.) Ruhland – eastern Brazil
- Leiothrix rupestris Giul. – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix schlechtendalii (Körn.) Ruhland – Bahia
- Leiothrix sclerophylla Silveira – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix sinuosa Giul – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix spergula Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix spiralis (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix subulata Silveira – Minas Gerais
- Leiothrix vivipara (Bong.) Ruhland – Minas Gerais