Pentagonia spathicalyx

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Pentagonia spathicalyx
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Rubiaceae
Genus: Pentagonia
Species:
P. spathicalyx
Binomial name
Pentagonia spathicalyx
K.Schum. [2]
Synonyms [2]
  • Pentagonia grantiiSteyerm.
  • Pentagonia peruvianaStandl.
  • Pentagonia velutinaStandl.
  • Pentagonia woronoviiStandl.
  • Watsonamra spathicalyx(K.Schum.) Kuntze

Pentagonia spathicalyx is a species of flowering plant in the family Rubiaceae, native to western South America (Colombia, Ecuador and Peru) to north Brazil. [2] It was first described by Karl Moritz Schumann in 1889. [3]

References

  1. IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group & Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) (2021). "Pentagonia spathicalyx". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2021 e.T189176054A189176056. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T189176054A189176056.en . Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. 1 2 3 "Pentagonia spathicalyx K.Schum". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. "Pentagonia spathicalyx K.Schum". The International Plant Names Index . Retrieved 2022-03-13.