Pfaffia

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Pfaffia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Pfaffia
Mart.
Species

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Pfaffia [1][2] (syn. Hebantha Mart., Hebanthe Mart. [3]) is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. This genus is sometimes placed in Chenopodiaceae family.

[edit] Selected species

  • Pfaffia cinera
  • Pfaffia denutata
  • Pfaffia glomerata
  • Pfaffia gnaphaloides
  • Pfaffia helichrysoides
  • Pfaffia jubata
  • Pfaffia paniculata - Suma Root, Brazilian Ginseng
  • Pfaffia sericantha
  • Pfaffia sericea
  • Pfaffia townsendii
  • Pfaffia tuberosa
  • Pfaffia velutina

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