''Pycnosphaera'' is a

monotypic genus In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispe ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s belonging to the family

Gentianaceae Gentianaceae is a family of flowering plants of 105 genera and about 1600 species. Etymology The family takes its name from the genus ''Gentiana'', named after the Illyrian king Gentius. Distribution Distribution is cosmopolitan (species), cosm ...

. The only species is ''Pycnosphaera buchananii''. Its native range is Tropical Africa to Botswana.

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q9064933 Gentianaceae Gentianaceae genera Monotypic Gentianales genera Taxa named by N. E. Brown Taxa named by John Gilbert Baker Taxa named by Ernest Friedrich Gilg