''Pfaffia'' is a

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of plants in the

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Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus '' Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making i ...

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accepted the following species: *''

Pfaffia acutifolia ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfa ...

'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''

Pfaffia aphylla ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *''Pfaff ...

'' Suess. *''

Pfaffia argyrea ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *''Pfaffi ...

'' Pedersen *''

Pfaffia brunae ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaf ...

'' Marchior. *''

Pfaffia cipoana ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *''Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *''Pfaffia ...

'' Marchior., Miotto & J.C.Siqueira *''

Pfaffia densipellita ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *''Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *''Pfaffia ...

'' Borsch *''

Pfaffia denudata ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' (Moq.) Kuntze *''

Pfaffia elata ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' R.E.Fr. *''

Pfaffia eriocephala ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffi ...

'' Suess. *''

Pfaffia fruticulosa ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfaf ...

'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia glabrata'' Mart. *''

Pfaffia gleasonii ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family (biology), family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *''Pfaffia argyrea'' Pede ...

'' Suess. *''

Pfaffia glomerata ''Pfaffia glomerata'' is a medicinal plant native to Argentina, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat ...

'' (Spreng.) Pedersen *''

Pfaffia gnaphalioides ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *''Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *''Pfaffia ...

'' (L.f.) Mart. *'' Pfaffia helichrysoides'' (Moq.) Kuntze *'' Pfaffia hirtula'' Mart. *''

Pfaffia iresinoides ''Pfaffia glomerata'' is a medicinal plant native to Argentina, Bolivia , image_flag = Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg , flag_alt = Horizontal tricolor (red, yellow, and green from top to bottom) with the coat ...

'' (Kunth) Spreng. *''

Pfaffia jubata ''Pfaffia jubata'' is a plant native to Cerrado vegetation in Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At and with over 2 ...

'' Mart. *'' Pfaffia minarum'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffia miraflorensis'' Agudello & P.Franco *'' Pfaffia ninae'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffia nudicaulis'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia patiensis'' Agudelo *'' Pfaffia rotundifolia'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffia rupestris'' Marchior., Miotto & J.C.Siqueira *'' Pfaffia sarcophylla'' Pedersen *'' Pfaffia sericantha'' (Mart.) Pedersen *''

Pfaffia siqueiriana ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *''Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *''Pfaffia ...

'' Marchior. & Miotto *''

Pfaffia tayronensis ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *''Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *''Pfaffia ...

'' Agudelo *''

Pfaffia townsendii ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfa ...

'' Pedersen *''

Pfaffia tuberculosa ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *'' Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *'' Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *'' Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *'' Pfa ...

'' Pedersen *''

Pfaffia tuberosa ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *''Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *''Pfaffia br ...

'' (Spreng.) Hicken *''

Pfaffia velutina ''Pfaffia'' is a genus of plants in the family Amaranthaceae. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted the following species: *''Pfaffia acutifolia'' (Moq.) O.Stützer *''Pfaffia aphylla'' Suess. *''Pfaffia argyrea'' Pedersen *''Pfaffia ...

'' Mart.

Former species

*''Pfaffia paniculata'' - Suma root, Brazilian ginseng, now classified as ''

Hebanthe erianthos ''Hebanthe erianthos'' (many synonyms, including ''Iresine erianthos'' and ''Pfaffia paniculata''), known as suma or Brazilian ginseng, is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. The specific epithet is also spelt "''eriantha''", although ...

Footnotes

Amaranthaceae Amaranthaceae genera Taxa named by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius {{Amaranthaceae-stub