Genus Telanthera (Noun)
Meaning
Used in former classifications systems; now included in genus Alternanthera.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Telanthera was once recognized as a distinct genus in former classification systems, but it has since been reclassified.
- Formerly placed in the genus Telanthera, Alternanthera philoxeroides is now recognized as a single species within Alternanthera.
- Historical botanical texts often refer to the genus Telanthera, which has been deemed obsolete in contemporary classification systems.
- Some plant species once classified under the genus Telanthera have undergone a name change following reclassification into Alternanthera.
- Plants previously classified under the now-obsolete genus Telanthera can still be identified using the updated Alternanthera classification.