Oreophyton

Oreophyton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Brassicaceae
Genus: Oreophyton
O.E.Schulz
Species:
O. falcatum
Binomial name
Oreophyton falcatum
(E.Fourn.) O.E.Schulz
Synonyms[1]
  • Arabis falcata A.Rich.
  • Braya falcata Hochst. ex A.Rich.
  • Hesperis falcosa Kuntze
  • Oreophyton falcatum f. depauperatum O.E.Schulz
  • Oreophyton falcatum var. depauperatum (O.E.Schulz) O.E.Schulz
  • Oreophyton falcatum f. leiophyllum O.E.Schulz
  • Sisymbrium falcatum E.Fourn. (1865) (basionym)
  • Stenophragma falcatum (E.Fourn.) Prantl ex Engl.

Oreophyton is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Brassicaceae.[2]

It includes a single species, Oreophyton falcatum, a perennial native to montane tropical Africa from Ethiopia to Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda, Uganda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Oreophyton falcatum (E.Fourn.) O.E.Schulz". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
  2. ^ "Oreophyton O.E.Schulz | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 30 September 2025.
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