Kupeantha

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Kupeantha
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Tribe: Coffeeae
Genus: Kupeantha
Cheek
Type species
Kupeantha kupensis
Cheek & Sonké

Kupeantha is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae. It is found in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. [1] The genus is closely related to Argocoffeopsis and Calycosiphonia . [2]

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References

  1. POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved March 3, 2022.
  2. Cheek M, Alvarez-Aguirre MG, Grall A, Sonké B, Howes M-J R, Larridon I (2018). "Kupeantha (Coffeeae, Rubiaceae), a new genus from Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea". PLOS ONE. 16 (6): e0199324. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199324 . PMC   6019108 . PMID   29944676.