Genus Machaerophorus Schltdl.


Summary
Genus number:
22980
Last updated:
2 January 2026
Family:
Brassicaceae (alt. Cruciferae)
Tribe:
Eudemeae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
a name initially rejected (nom. rej.) as a heterotypic synonym (Madrid ICN Art. 14.4 & App. III) of Sibara Greene, nom. cons., but restored by Al-Shehbaz et al. 2018 (Madrid ICN Art. 14.6)

There are no associated species records for this genus in GRIN.

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References:
  1. Al-Shehbaz, I. A. et al. 2018. Remarkable discoveries in the long-neglected and Peruvian-endemic genus Machaerophorus (Brassicaceae). Phytotaxa 360:114-124. Note: restores the genus and describes two new additional species; its affinities are established in the CES (Cremolobeae-Eudemeae-Schizopetaleae) clade
  2. Al-Shehbaz, I. A. 2010. (1965) Proposal to conserve the name Sibara against Machaerophorus (Cruciferae). Taxon 59:1287.
  3. Al-Shehbaz, I. A. 2012. A generic and tribal synopsis of the Brassicaceae (Cruciferae). Taxon 61:945.
  4. Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1214. Note: proposal recommended
  5. Brummitt, R. K. 2011. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 63. Taxon 60:1209-1210. Note: proposal recommended
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomygenus?id=22980. Accessed 21 October 2026.