Ruprechtia
Encyclopedia
Ruprechtia is a genus of plant
in family Polygonaceae
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in family Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae
Polygonaceae is a family of flowering plants known informally as the "knotweed family" or "smartweed family"— "buckwheat family" in the United States. The name is based on the genus Polygonum and was first used by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789 in his book, Genera Plantarum. The name refers...
. It contains the following species (but this list may be incomplete):
- Ruprechtia apetalaRuprechtia apetalaRuprechtia apetala is a species of plant in the Polygonaceae family. It is found in Argentina and Bolivia. It is threatened by habitat loss.-Source:* World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. . Downloaded on 23 August 2007....
, Weddell - Ruprechtia howardiana
- Ruprechtia tangarana