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
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