Loewia (plant)

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Loewia
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Passifloraceae
Subfamily: Turneroideae
Genus: Loewia
Urb.
Species [1]
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Loewia is a genus of flowering plants from East Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, belonging to the family Passifloraceae. [1] [2] [3] [4]

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 "Loewia". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 16 November 2022.
  2. Bothalia. Botanical Research Institute, Department of Agricultural Technical Services. 1958.
  3. "Loewia - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  4. Centre, World Conservation Monitoring (1998). 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants. IUCN. ISBN   978-2-8317-0328-2.
  5. "Loewia Urb. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-11-24.