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Eriocaulon (pipewort)

Angiospermae - Poales - Eriocaulaceae

Taxonomy
Eriocaulon was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant. Its type is Eriocaulon decangulare.

It was assigned to Eriocaulaceae by Martinov (1820), Knowlton (1919), Lakhanpal et al. (1976) and Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Eriocaulon Linnaeus
1820Eriocaulon Martinov
1919Eriocaulon Knowlton
1976Eriocaulon Lakhanpal et al.
1991Eriocaulon Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Mesangiosperms
RankNameAuthor
Monocots
orderPoales
familyEriocaulaceaeDesvaux 1820
genusEriocaulon

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Eriocaulon Linnaeus 1753 [pipewort]
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Eriocaulon decangulare Linnaeus 1753
Eriocaulon porosum Lesquereux 1873
Eriocaulon setaceum Linnaeus 1753
Eriocaulon sexangulare Linnaeus 1753
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available