Genus Kyphocarpa (Fenzl) Lopr.


Summary
Genus number:
6419
Last updated:
2 January 2026
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Accession count:

0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:
  • correction of original "Cyphocarpa" under Madrid ICN Art. 61 accepts Sericocoma subg. Kyphocarpa Fenzl as basionym
  • an alternative interpretation preserves the original spelling under Madrid ICN Art. 60.3 and omits the basionym

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

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References:
  1. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  2. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  3. Leistner, O. A., ed. 2000. Seed plants of southern Africa: families and genera. Strelitzia 10. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa. 53.
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=6419. Accessed 28 September 2026.