Flagenium

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Flagenium
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Octotropideae
Genus: Flagenium
Baill.
Type species
Flagenium triflorum

Flagenium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is endemic to Madagascar. [1] [2]

Species

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References

  1. "Flagenium in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved 26 April 2017.
  2. Ruhsam M, Davis AP (2007). "A taxonomic revision of the genus Flagenium Baill. (Rubiaceae-Octotropideae)". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 155 (4): 557–570. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2007.00714.x .