| Cometes | |
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| Cometes surattensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Caryophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Cometes L. |
| Species [1] | |
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| Synonyms [1] | |
CeratonychiaEdgew. (1847) | |
Cometes is a genus of flowering plants in the carnation family, Caryophyllaceae. It includes two species native to eastern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan, and India. [1]
- Cometes abyssinica R.Br. ex Wall. – Arabian Peninsula, Egypt, Sudan, and the Horn of Africa
- Cometes surattensis Burm.f. – Arabian Peninsula, Iran, Pakistan, and India