# Piptoptera

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{{Short description|Genus of plants}}
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| genus = Piptoptera
| parent_authority = [Bunge](/source/Alexander_von_Bunge) (1877)
| species = turkestana
| authority = Bunge (1877)
}}

'''''Piptoptera''''' is a [monotypic genus](/source/monotypic_genus) of [flowering plant](/source/flowering_plant)s belonging to the family [Amaranthaceae](/source/Amaranthaceae). The only species is '''''Piptoptera turkestana'''''.<ref name="POWO">{{cite web |title=Piptoptera Bunge {{!}} Plants of the World Online {{!}} Kew Science |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:6966-1 |website=Plants of the World Online |access-date=27 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

Its native range is Iran to Central Asia and Afghanistan.<ref name="POWO" />

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Category:Amaranthaceae
Category:Monotypic Amaranthaceae genera
Category:Flora of Afghanistan
Category:Flora of Central Asia
Category:Flora of Iran
Category:Plants described in 1877
Category:Taxa named by Alexander von Bunge

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