title: Presliophytum
text: # Presliophytum
  
  Presliophytum is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Loasaceae.
  
  It is native to Peru, Chile and north-western Argentina.
  
  The genus name of Presliophytum is in honour of Carl Borivoj Presl (1794–1852), a Czech botanist. The -phytum part of the name refers to phyte meaning 'plant'. It was first described and published in Taxon Vol.55 on page 467 in 2006.
  
  ## Known species
  
  According to Kew:
  
  * Presliophytum arequipense Weigend
  * Presliophytum heucherifolium (Killip) Weigend
  * Presliophytum incanum (Graham) Weigend
  * Presliophytum malesherbioides (Phil.) R.H.Acuña & Weigend
  * Presliophytum sessiliflorum (Phil.) R.H.Acuña & Weigend
  