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Harperocallis paniculata

species of flowering plant

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Source revisionJun 8, 2026
Entity authorityQ42673575 ↗
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Harperocallis paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Tofieldiaceae. It is known only from Serra da Neblina, Brazil.

H. paniculata is over 30 centimetres (12 in) tall, and has straight or sickle shaped leaves. The tepals are white to yellow. The species has a compound inflorescence which is unique within Tofieldiaceae.

The species was described in 2010, and received its current name in 2013. The specific epithet refers to its compound inflorescence.

Taxonomy

In 2010, Lisa M. Campbell named Isidrogalvia paniculata, a synonym of Harperocallis paniculata. In 2013, Campbell and Laurence Joseph Dorr moved ten species from Isidrogalvia, Asagraea, and Tofieldia into Harperocallis. Isidrogalvia paniculata was thus renamed to Harperocallis paniculata.

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This entry incorporates text from “Harperocallis paniculata” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.