Agathosma elegans

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Agathosma elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Agathosma
Species:
A. elegans
Binomial name
Agathosma elegans
Synonyms
  • Hartogia elegans Kuntze
  • Glandulifolia pubescens Kuntze
  • Agathosma pubescens Sond.

Agathosma elegans is a plant species in the genus Agathosma found in South Africa (Cape of Good Hope). [2]

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References

  1. Cham., 1830 In: Linnaea, 5: (1830) 54
  2. Agathosma elegans at plants.jstor.org (retrieved 6 April 2016)