Greenea

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Greenea
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Subfamily: Ixoroideae
Tribe: Greeneeae
Genus: Greenea
Wight & Arn.
Type species
Greenea wightiana (syn. of Greenea corymbosa var. corymbosa)
Synonyms
  • Rhombospora Korth.
  • SpathichlamysR.Parker

Greenea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. The genus is found from Indo-China to Sumatra. [1] It is named in honor of Benjamin D. Greene.

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References

  1. "Greenea in the World Checklist of Rubiaceae" . Retrieved April 13, 2016.