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