Aratitiyopea

Aratitiyopea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Xyridaceae
Genus: Aratitiyopea
Steyerm. & P.E.Berry
Species:
A. lopezii
Binomial name
Aratitiyopea lopezii
Synonyms
  • Navia lopezii L.B.Sm.

Aratitiyopea is a monotypic genus of flowering plants, in the family Xyridaceae containing the single species Aratitiyopea lopezii. The genus was erected and described in 1984. This species is native to northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Peru, and northwestern Brazil).

There are two varieties of this species:

  • Aratitiyopea lopezii var. colombiana (L.B.Sm.) Steyerm. & P.E.Berry - Colombia
  • Aratitiyopea lopezii var. lopezii - Venezuela, Peru, northwestern Brazil