Amphidasya

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Amphidasya
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Urophylleae
Genus: Amphidasya
Standl.
Type species
Amphidasya ambigua
(Standl.) Standl.
Synonyms [1]

Amphidasya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Paul Carpenter Standley in 1936. [2] The genus is found in Central America and northern South America. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Amphidasya in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 27 November 2011.
  2. Standley, Paul Carpenter. 1936. Publications of the Field Museum of Natural History, Botanical Series 11(5): 180.