Ledermanniella keayi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Podostemaceae |
Genus: | Ledermanniella |
Species: | L. keayi |
Binomial name | |
Ledermanniella keayi | |
Ledermanniella keayi is a species of plant in the family Podostemaceae. It is endemic to Cameroon. Its natural habitat is rivers. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
It was first described in 1953 as Inversodicraea keayi by George Taylor, [2] but the genus was revised to Ledermanniella by Colette Cusset in 1974 [3]
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