Kunhardtia

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Kunhardtia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Rapateaceae
Genus: Kunhardtia
Maguire
Type species
Kunhardtia rhodantha
Maguire

Kunhardtia is a group of plants in the family Rapateaceae described as a genus in 1958. [1] [2]

The genus is endemic to the State of Amazonas in southern Venezuela. [1] [3] [4]

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 Maguire, Bassett 1958. Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 10(1): 32-35 descriptions in Latin, commentary in English; line drawings as illustrations
  2. Tropicos, Kunhardtia Maguire
  3. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  4. Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.