Barbacenia

Barbacenia
Barbacenia umbrosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Velloziaceae
Genus: Barbacenia
Vand.
Synonyms
  • Campderia A.Rich., 1822
  • Pleurostima Raf., 1837
  • Visnea Steud. ex Endl., 1837
  • Aylthonia N.L.Menezes, 1971
  • Burlemarxia N.L.Menezes & Semir, 1991

Barbacenia is a plant genus in the family Velloziaceae, described as a genus in 1788. The entire genus is endemic to Brazil with the exception of B. celiae, which crosses the border into Venezuela.

Species