Brassaiopsis elegans

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Brassaiopsis elegans
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Apiales
Family: Araliaceae
Genus: Brassaiopsis
Species:
B. elegans
Binomial name
Brassaiopsis elegans
Ridl., 1913 [1]

Brassaiopsis elegans is a species of shrub in the family Araliaceae.

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References

  1. Ridl. J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 41: 291 1913