Schizopetalon

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Orthokaryota
Cladus: Neokaryota
Cladus: Photokaryota
Cladus: Diaphoretickes
Cladus: CAM
Regnum*: Archaeplastida
Regnum: Plantae
Regnum*: Viridiplantae
Cladus: Streptophyta
Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta
Cladus: Embryophyta
Cladus: Polysporangiophyta
Divisio*: Tracheophyta
Cladus: Eutracheophyta
Cladus: Euphyllophytina
Cladus: Megaphylla
Cladus: Radiatopses
Cladus: Lignophyta
Cladus: Metalignophyta
Diviso*: Spermatophyta
Classis*: Angiospermae
Cladus: Mesangiospermae
Cladus: Eudicota
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids II
Ordo: Brassicales

Familia: Brassicaceae
Subfamilia: Brassicoideae
Tribus: Schizopetaleae
Genus: Schizopetalon
Species: S. arcuatum – S. bipinnatifidum – S. biseriatum – S. brachycarpum – S. corymbosum – S. dentatum – S. maipoanum – S. maritimum – S. rupestre – S. tenuifolium – S. walkeri
Name

Schizopetalon Sims, Bot. Mag. 50: t. 2379. (1823)

Type species: Schizopetalon walkeri Sims, Bot. Mag. 50: t. 2379. (1823)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Perreymondia Barnéoud, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 168. (1845)
Schizopetalum DC., Prodr. 1: 236. (1824), orth. var.

References

Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Schizopetalon in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Apr. 9. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2023. Schizopetalon. Published online. Accessed: Apr. 9 2023. Reference page.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Schizopetalon in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Schizopetalon is a genus of plants in the family Brassicaceae.

It is native to western South America. Schizopetalon tenuifolium is found in the Atacama Desert of northern Chile.
Species

As of July 2024, Plants of the World Online accepts these species:[1]

Schizopetalon arcuatum Al-Shehbaz
Schizopetalon bipinnatifidum Phil.
Schizopetalon biseriatum Phil.
Schizopetalon brachycarpum Al-Shehbaz
Schizopetalon corymbosum Al-Shehbaz
Schizopetalon dentatum (Barnéoud) Gilg & Muschl.
Schizopetalon maipoanum Ravenna
Schizopetalon maritimum Barnéoud
Schizopetalon rupestre Reiche
Schizopetalon tenuifolium Phil.
Schizopetalon walkeri Sims — small annual plant, having deeply pinnatifid leaves and racemes of fringed almond-scented purple-white flowers.[2]

References

"Schizopetalon Sims". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 July 2024.

Freedictionary.com: Schizopetalon

Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.