Cubanola

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Cubanola
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Cubanola domingensis
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Cinchonoideae
Tribe: Chiococceae
Genus: Cubanola
Aiello
Type species
Cubanola daphnoides
(Graham) Aiello
Synonyms

Cubanola is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, with large, showy, hanging flowers. [1] They are endemic to the Dominican Republic and eastern Cuba. [2]

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References

  1. "Cubanola", Aiello, Annette. 1979. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 60(1): 111–113
  2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, Cubanola