Apomuria

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Apomuria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Rubioideae
Tribe: Psychotrieae
Genus: Apomuria
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Type species
Apomuria mollis

Apomuria is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It was described by Cornelis Eliza Bertus Bremekamp in 1963. [1] The genus is endemic to Madagascar. [2]

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References

  1. Bremekamp, Cornelis Eliza Bertus. 1963. Verhandelingen der Koninklijke Nederlandsche Akademie van Wetenschappen, Afdeeling Natuurkunde, Tweede Sectie, Volume 54(5): 88-102.
  2. "Apomuria in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 13 December 2012.