Thyrsanthemum

Thyrsanthemum is a genus of plants in the Commelinaceae, first described in 1946. The entire genus is endemic to Mexico.^[2][3][4]

Thyrsanthemum
Thyrsanthemum floribundum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Commelinales
Family:	Commelinaceae
Subfamily:	Commelinoideae
Tribe:	Tradescantieae
Subtribe:	Thyrsanthemineae
Genus:	Thyrsanthemum Pichon
Type species
Thyrsanthemum floribundum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Pichon
Synonyms[1]
Gibasoides D.R.Hunt

Species

Four species are accepted.^[1][2]

• Thyrsanthemum floribundum (M.Martens & Galeotti) Pichon - Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Michoacán, Hidalgo, Puebla
• Thyrsanthemum goldianum D.R.Hunt - Guerrero, Michoacán, México State, Nayarit
• Thyrsanthemum laxiflorum (C.B.Clarke) M.Pell. & Espejo – central and southwestern Mexico
• Thyrsanthemum macrophyllum (Greenm.) Rohweder - Oaxaca