Cowiea

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Cowiea
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Cowiea borneensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Cowiea
Wernham
Type species
Cowiea borneensis

Cowiea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. [1] It is found on Borneo and the Philippines [2]

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References

  1. Wernham, H.F. (1914). "Cowiea". Journal of the Linnean Society. Botany. London. 42: 96-97.
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Cowiea