Culcasia | |
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Culcasia striolata [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Alismatales |
Family: | Araceae |
Subfamily: | Aroideae |
Tribe: | Culcasieae |
Genus: | Culcasia P. Beauv., 1803 [2] |
Synonyms [2] | |
DenhamiaSchott |
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