Larsenaikia | |
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Illustration (lower half) of a species of Larsenaikia, L. ochreata (drawn as Gardenia ochreata, number 215). | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Gentianales |
Family: | Rubiaceae |
Subfamily: | Ixoroideae |
Tribe: | Gardenieae |
Genus: | Larsenaikia Tirveng. |
Species | |
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Larsenaikia is a genus of flowering plants in the tribe Gardenieae of the family Rubiaceae. [1] Its native range is Eastern and Northern Australia. [1] [2]
It contains three species — L. jardinei , L. ochreata , and L. suffruticosa — formerly classified in Gardenia , and possibly belonging to Kailarsenia . [3]
Larsenaikia is a taxonomic anagram derived from the name of the confamilial genus Kailarsenia. The latter name is a taxonomic patronym honoring Kai Larsen, professor of botany at Århus University, Denmark. [4]
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